Photo: Красимир Косев · CC BY 3.0The Kula reservoir is the largest in Vidin Province, about 1.6 km² on the Topolovets river at about 196 m, near the town of Kula in the far north-west of Bulgaria.
History
Kula stands on the site of Castra Martis, one of the large Roman fortresses of the Danube defences, built on earlier prehistoric and Thracian settlements. Excavations there resumed after nearly half a century and have found coins of the 3rd and 4th centuries.
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Tips
The lake is used for recreation and fishing. Combine it with the fortress of Castra Martis in Kula, and ask locally about access to the shore.
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Sources & data
- Bulgaria's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake (LW) and transitional (TW) water bodies, field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Bulgaria, 2022
- OpenStreetMap: яз. Кула (way 25222294), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Wikidata: Kula Lake (Q19705965), Wikimedia Foundation
- Bulgarian Wikipedia: Кула (язовир), Wikimedia Foundation
- Archaeologists unravel the secrets of Castra Martis fortress, Bulgarian National Radio