Baba Vida
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Baba Vida is a medieval castle in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and the town's primary landmark. It consists of two concentric curtain walls and about nine towers of which three are preserved to their full medieval height, including the original battlements, and is the only entirely preserved medieval castle in the country. Baba Vida is 39 metres (128 ft) above sea level.
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Baba Vida fortress
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Siege of Vidin | Ottoman Empire, siege, Osman Pazvantoğlu | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1853 | Battle of Cetate | Ottoman Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1854 | Siege of Calafat | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1878 | Siege of Vidin | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1885 | Siege of Vidin | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1913 | Siege of Vidin | siege | Wikidata |
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | fort | Baba Vida | fortress, museum | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1735 | Vidin Fortress | fortress | Wikidata |
| commons | image | 20230423.Festung Baba Wida.-038 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | BASA-1735K-1-345-21-Baba Vida, Vidin, Bulgaria, 1929 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 20230423.Festung Baba Wida.-069 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 20230423.Festung Baba Wida.-068 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 20230423.Festung Baba Wida.-012 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 20230423.Festung Baba Wida.-062 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 20230423.Festung Baba Wida.-049 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 20230423.Festung Baba Wida.-021 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Baba Vida2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 0461Aa. Dunayskaya metrostation | Commons | ||














