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It takes 2 hours by coach to travel from Hanoi to Hoa Lư.
History
The citadel of Ninh Bình (1884)
The name of Ninh Binh officially existed since 1822.[1] During the Nguyen dynasty, in August 1884 in the Tonkin campaign, the allegiance of Ninh Bình was of considerable importance to the French, as artillery mounted in its lofty citadel controlled river traffic to the Gulf of Tonkin. Although the Vietnamese authorities in Ninh Bình made no attempt to hinder the passage of an expedition launched by Henri Rivière in March 1883 to capture Nam Định, they were known to be hostile towards the French. In November 1883, on the eve of the Sơn Tây campaign, the French occupied the citadel of Ninh Bình without resistance and installed a garrison.
On 1 January 2025, Ninh Bình city and Hoa Lư district merged to form Hoa Lư city.
Climate
Hoa Lư experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCwa) with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The coldest month is January with a mean temperature of 16.6 °C (61.9 °F) and the warmest month is July with a mean temperature of 29.2 °C (84.6 °F).
