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ROUSSE
Rousse is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria
Ruse is known for its 19th- and 20th-century Neo-Baroque and Neo-Rococo architecture, which attracts many tourists. It is often called the Little Vienna
A popular legend claims that the name Ruse comes from the name of a female founder of the city, whose name was Rusa, meaning "blond hair". In the 13th and 14th centuries, during the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire, a fortified settlement called Rusi, first mentioned in 1380, emerged near the ruins of the earlier Roman town.
Ruse is famous for the many first innovations in Bulgaria, including:
• 1864 – the first printing office in Bulgaria
• 1867 – the first railway line linking Ruse and Varna, was launched into operation
• 1881 – the first steel ship in Bulgaria was built
• 1881 – the first privately owned Bulgarian bank Girdap
• 1883 – the first Weather station
• 1891 – the first private insurance company "Bulgaria"
• 1896 – the first manually operated elevator
• 1897 – the first movie projection.
• Ruse had the first Bulgarian factories for soda water, lemonade, and for neckties
• The first aviator Simeon Petrov was born in Ruse