Lom Municipality is situated in northwestern Bulgaria and is the second biggest municipality in Montana District in terms of both territory and population. It is crossed by international road Е-79 - Euro-corridor No. 4, which connects Western Europe and the White Sea. Of strategic importance is second-class road II-81 (Sofia - Montana - Lom), which is the direct link to Lom port. Lom is the second biggest river port in Bulgaria with the largest natural firth. A project titled 2001 - 2020 Strategic Plan for Development of Lom Port is being implemented. Of strategic importance is also the railway line Lom - Sofia, which is the shortest railway connection from the Danube to Sofia. Region of Lom has an ages-long history. Among the numerous monuments of culture are 50 houses in the central part of the city in "secession" style built in the period 1900-1935 after designs of Viennese and Belgian architects and with unique mosaics imported from Austria and Italy. The Virgin Mary`s Assu orthodox church of 1897 has been declared a monument of culture.