The town of Tutrakan has a population of 10 000 inhabitants. It is situated on the high Danube bank at an altitude starting from 18 m along the river bank and reaching up to 126 m at the plateau. The town lies at a distance of 56 km east of Russe and 62 km west of Silistra. Tutrakan is the centre of a municipality of 14 component settlements.

Tutrakan has been the defense system built by the Lower Danube settlers. In III c. A.D. emperor Diocletian visits the town. The town's present-day name is mentioned for the first time in XVI c. The names of two Russian generals are related to the history of the town -Suvorov, who conquers the fortress in 1773 and Kutuzov who does it in 1810. In XIX c. the fortress is demolished during the Russian-Turkish war. From 1930 till 1940 Tutrakan is part of Romania.

The tourist sights of the town are: the church "St. Nikolai"- built in 1865, the museum of the Danube fishing, remains of a Roman fortified wall and a defense battle tower.