Places to visit in Cuttack, History, Twin City Bubaneshwar-Cuttack, Odisha, India
Cuttack, the former capital, second largest city of Odisha is located between Kathajodi River and Mahanadi River, just 26 km from Bhubaneshwar – capital of Odisha. Cuttack is district head quarter of Odisha and well known as various names like Millennium City or Silver City. It holds great history of more than thousand year and world famous for silver filigree works. Cuttack plays vital role in development of Odisha with variety of industry thus also known as commercial hub of Odisha. Cuttack is also the birth place of great forgotten freedom fighter the Subhash Chandra Bose – Netaji.
Cuttack was founded by King Nrupa in 989 A.D as a military base and later on ruled by the Mughals,