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Glazne
The Glazne ( bg, Глазне) is a river in south-western Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Iztok, itself a right tributary of the river Mesta. The river is 11 km long and drains parts of the northeastern slopes of the Pirin mountain range. The river takes its source from the confluence of the rivers Banderitsa (13 km, left) and Demyanitsa (13.6 km, right) at an altitude of 1,063 m, At 400 m southwest of the town of Bansko. The main of the two tributaries is the Demyanitsa, which takes its source of the largest of the Valyavishki Lakes The Valyavishki Lakes () is a group of lakes in the northern part of the Pirin National Park in southwestern Bulgaria and includes 10 lakes. They are situated in the cirque of the same name. The lakes are glacial and lie on a granite bed. They a ... at an altitude of 2,280 m and flows northwards in a steep densely forested valley. Following the confluence of the Banderitsa and the Demyanitsa, the newly forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iztok (river)
The Iztok ( bg, Изток) is a river in south-western Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Mesta The ''Mesta'' () was a powerful association protecting livestock owners and their animals in the Crown of Castile that was incorporated in the 13th century and was dissolved in 1836. Although best known for its organisation of the annual migrat .... The river is 16.5 km long and drains part of the northeastern sections of the Pirin mountain range. The Iztok takes its source from the Izvoro karst spring in the northern slopes of Pirin. In its upper course, the river flows to the northeast and receives the tributaries of Rakovitsa on the right and Valevichka reka on the left. In the eastern suburbs of the town of Razlog, the Iztok receives its left tributaries Yazo and Bela Rreka, and turns to the southeast. Shortly before its confluence with the Mesta near the village of Banya, it receives its final tributaries, the Sedruch and Draglishka reka on left and the Glazne on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirin
, photo=Pirin-mountains-Bansko.jpg , photo_caption=Pirin scenery in winter , country= Bulgaria, , parent= , geology= granite, gneiss, marble, limestone , area_km2=2585 , range_coordinates = , length_km=80 , length_orientation= north-south , width_km=40 , width_orientation= north-south , highest= Vihren , elevation_m=2915 , coordinates = , map_image=Bulgaria Pirin mountain geographic map bg.svg The Pirin Mountains ( bg, Пирин ) are a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria, with Vihren at an altitude of 2,914 m being the highest peak. The range extends about 80 km from the north-west to the south-east and is about 40 km wide, spanning a territory of . To the north Pirin is separated from Bulgaria's highest mountain range, the Rila Mountain, by the Predel saddle, while to the south it reaches the Slavyanka Mountain. To the west is located the valley of the river Struma and to the east the valley of the river Mesta separates it from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nestos (river)
Nestos ( ), Mesta ( ), or formerly the Mesta Karasu in Turkish (Karasu meaning "black river"), is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. It rises in the Rila Mountains and flows into the Aegean Sea near the island of Thasos. It plunges down towering canyons toward the Aegean Sea through mostly metamorphic formations. At the end, the main stream spreads over the coastal plain of Chrysoupolis and expands as a deltaic system with freshwater lakes and ponds forming the Nestos delta. The length of the river is , of which flow through BulgariaStatistical Yearbook 2017 , p. 17 and the rest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of , and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture, which dates back to 6,500 BC. In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs. The Bulg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bansko
Bansko ( bg, Банско ) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of the Pirin Mountains at an elevation of 1200m above sea level. It is a ski resort. Legends There are several legends about who founded Bansko. According to one, Bansko was founded by people who lived in Dobarsko, a village in Rila, itself, according to a legend, founded by the blinded army of Tsar Samuil. Another legend claims that Bansko was founded by an Italian painter by the name of Ciociolino, hence the existence of the name Chucholin in Bansko. Still according to another version it was a Slavic tribe called the Peruns, who lived in Pirin and worshiped Perun, that founded the village later to become a town. There are a number of ethnographic texts, legends, prayers and oratories, which lend credence to this legend. History Archeological traces of the inhabitants of Bansko and the Razlog Valley in general date to the early times of the Roman Empire. There are several housing structures at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valyavishki Lakes
The Valyavishki Lakes () is a group of lakes in the northern part of the Pirin National Park in southwestern Bulgaria and includes 10 lakes. They are situated in the cirque of the same name. The lakes are glacial and lie on a granite bed. They are located between 2,300 and 2,475 m. Their shores are steep and rocky. The higher lakes drain into the lower ones due to their step-like situation. Pine-scrub grows around the lakes. Trout Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', '' Salmo'' and '' Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-sa ... are abundant in the waters. There have been attempts to introduce Brook trout into the lakes. The group is the source of the Valyavitsa river which is a main tributary to the Demyanitsa river. The largest lake by area is the ''Big Lake'' which is located at an altitude of 2379 m. It is 18 m deep. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razlog Valley
The Razlog Valley ( bg, Разложка котловина, Razlozhka kotlovina) is a valley in southwestern Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad Province, the municipalities of Razlog, Bansko and Belitsa. It is located between the mountains of Rila to the north and northwest, Pirin to the south and southwest, and the Rhodope Mountains to the east. The transitional continental mediterranean climate and nature of the valley are influenced by both the high alpine mountain “walls” of Rila and Pirin and the vast and wild Rhodopes, and the warm Mediterranean climate of the Aegean Sea entering from the south via the Mesta river course. It is home to Bansko, a renowned winter resort center and one of the top tourist destinations in Bulgaria. Another popular ski center is Semkovo. The valley is a syncline representing a structural sedimentary basin with an average altitude of the valley bottom of more than 800 m. The highest mountain ridges surrounding the valley reach almost 3000 m, and are ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banya, Blagoevgrad Province
Banya is a village in Razlog Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province Blagoevgrad Province ( bg, област Благоевград, ''oblast Blagoevgrad'' or Благоевградска област, ''Blagoevgradska oblast''), also known as Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia ( bg, Пиринска Маке� ..., Bulgaria, in Guide Bulgaria, Accessed February 23, 2015 laying 4 km to the east of the town of Razlog and at about the same distance to the north of the ski resort of Bansko.Banya in Guide Bulgaria, Accessed February 23, 2015 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar (river), Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Late antiquity, Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic settlement of Southeast Europe, Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Bulgaria
This is a list of rivers in Bulgaria. The longest river that Bulgaria has a bank on is the Danube (2,888 km), which spans most of the country's northern border. The longest one to run through the country (and also the deepest) is the Maritsa (480 km), while the longest river that runs solely in Bulgaria is the Iskar (368 km). Regions A country rich in water resources, Bulgaria has a large number of rivers that are divided into several regions based on their mouth's location. Rivers of northern Bulgaria, with the exception of the very east of the region, are typically tributaries of the Danube. Notable rivers in the area are the Iskar, Vit, Ogosta, Osam and Yantra. The rivers in the eastern part of the country are typically short (except for Kamchiya) and flow into the Black Sea. Notable rivers in the region include the Kamchiya, Batova, Provadiyska, Devnenska, Ropotamo, Veleka and Rezovska. Most of the rivers that rise in southern Bulgaria have their mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
