The town of Razgrad is the centre of the district and has a population of 37 000 inhabitants. The town lies at a distance of 342 km northeast of Sofia. Razgrad is situated in the central part of the Northeastern Bulgaria. It is located along the Beli Lom River on the northern slope of the Razgrad Hills.

Life has existed in the picturesque valley of the Beli Lom River since Thracian times. An evidence of that are the three prehistoric settlement mounds, thirty tomb-mounds and the historic findings of the Hissarlaka site to the east of Razgrad. Centuries later the Romans build the strategic town of Abritus whose name is associated with the bloodshed battle between the Romans and the Goths in 251 in which the Emperor Decius dies. The biggest gold treasure found in Bulgarian dates back to the time of this civilization and is preserved in the Razgrad history museum. The local history museum also owns the Gold Pegas, Thracian bronze relieves and other objects. Razgrad is a significant military, trade and cultural centre during the Ottoman domination. From the period of the Ottoman yoke is the mosque of Ibrahim pasha. The construction of the mosque starts after an order from the great vizier Ibrahim pasha.

A complex of Revival period houses is preserved in the Varosha quarter. With their traditional style they remind of the authentic atmosphere of the town from XIX c. The clock tower in Razgrad is built in 1764. The church "St. Nikolai Chudotvoretz" is built in 1860. It is a telling example of the church architecture from the middle of XIX c. It is located in the Varosha quarter.

The tourist sights of the town are: the history museum, the art gallery, the church "St. Nikolai Chudotvoretz" (1860), the ethnographic museum, the clock tower, the mosque, the building of the "Ekzarh Yosif" high school.

On the territory of Razgrad there are more than 100 findings from the Halkolith and the Bronze Age, Thracian tomb-mounds by the villages of Sveshtari, Malak Porovetz and Samuil, remains of ancient fortresses and settlements. In the region is located the world-famous Sveshtari Thracian Tomb, which is included in the UNESCO Cultural Heritage List and the archaeological complex Sboryanovo.

The natural landmarks in the region of Razgrad are: the "Beli Lom" reserve ad the "Voden" forestry. Important ornithological sites are the "Beli Lom" dam-lake and the Malki Lom River and Beli Lom River.

The most popular wineries of the district are: Razgrad and Kubrat.

Tourist sights

The archaeological reserve "Abritus" lies at a distance of 1 km from the district centre. There are remains of a Roman camp and an ancient town. The military camp has been built in I c. over the remains of a Thracian settlement. The camp has occupied 15 hectares. The ancient town has been established by the Romans in I c. During the Roman Empire the town has flourished until VI c. when it has been plundered and demolished by the invasions of the barbarians. In 251 during a battle between Romans and Goths here dies the Roman emperor Decius. At the time of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian (527-565) its fortified walls are reconstructed. The town has occupied an area of 3 hectares as 1,5 hectares had defensive fortified walls with 35 towers and 4 gates. It has been built in the style of the Roman towns with straight streets, public buildings and water supplied by a clay water-conduit. The biggest gold late-ancient-times coin treasure has been discovered in Abritus consisting of 835 coins weighing 4 kg. The coins have been minted by 10 emperors who have ruled the Eastern Roman Empire and one who has ruled the Western Roman Empire. Both the relieves and the inscriptions on the coins are exceptionally well-preserved. Abrtus has been discovered in 1954. In 2002 an open lapidarium has been exhibited in the region of Abritus. It consists of about 60 monuments - epigraphic, tomb stones and architectural details.

The ethnographic complex "Pobit kamak" lies at a distance of 18 km from the district centre. The village of Pobit kamak is named after a high rocky monolith lying in the middle of the village. The ethnographic complex in the village occupies an area of 4 000 m² and consists of three restored houses from the Revival period. The complex reveals the lifestyle of the local people from the end of the XIX c. and the beginning of the XX c. There are sections in the houses formed to represent the local crafts such as blacksmithery, wheelwright-ironsmithery, weaving and others. The exhibits have been donated by the local people.

The Ethnographic Museum of Razgrad represents the most attractive and typical moments of the lifestyle, the beliefs and rituals of the ethnographic group of Kapanatzi. It is believed that they are the apparent heirs of the pre-Bulgarian ethnic group. The museum is located in restored XIX c. houses with a beautifully designed yard space.

The Ibrahim Mosque in Razgrad is the second biggest mosque in Bulgaria. It is a unique architectural monument with precious inscriptions and frescoes. The mosque is built in 1614. According to the Turkish traveler Evliya Chelebi, who has visited Razgrad in XVII c. the Ibrahim mosque can be compared only to the Rustem pasha mosque in Istanbul in grandeur.

The clock tower in Razgrad is built in XVIII c. It has characteristic cornices and a dome roof which are more typical for the churches' architecture. The Dutch engineer who has visited the town in 1767 says about the clock tower: "On June 22 about 5:30 I arrived in the town of Razgrad. I haven't seen a clock on a tower neither in Egypt, nor Arabia, nor India nor the whole Turkey from the Bosporus to the Balkan and finally I found such a one in Razgrad."