The town of Lom has a population of about 28 000 inhabitants. It lies at a distance of 49 km north of Montana. Lom is the municipal centre of 9 settlements. The town is a big port on the Danube River. The town is located on the bank of the Danube River at the mouth of its tributary - the Lom River. On the territory of the municipality there are remains of a Thracian settlement and an ancient fortress Almus. During XII - XIII c. Lom is a Bulgarian town and in XIII c. is described in Hungarian documents as the fortress of Lom. During the Ottoman yoke it is a port town and is described in the Ottoman tax registry books from 1591. During XIX c. the town is a thriving port and a trade centre. In 1856 one of the first community centers in Bulgaria is founded in Lom and one of the first theatrical performances is staged. Lom is liberated in 1877.

The tourist sights of the town are: the history museum, the building of the community centre, the remains of the ancient fortress of Almus, the church "St. Nikolai Stari", the temple "Uspenie Bogorodichno"/The Assumption/ (1890), the fireman's tower and observation post (1879).