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Hadzhiyska Reka
The Hadzhiyska reka () is a 55 km long river in eastern Bulgaria that flows into the Black Sea. The river takes its source in the western part of the Eminska Planina division of the eastern Balkan Mountains at an altitude of 482 m, about two kilometers south of the village of Dobra Polyana. In its first four kilometers the Hadzhiyska reka flows southwards and then turns east in a wide valley between the Eminska Planina to the north and the Aytoska Planina to the south. Downstream of the village of Galabets its turns southeast, passes through the Poroy Reservoir and flows into the Nesabar Bay of the Black Sea in the southern part of Sunny Beach, the largest seaside resort in Bulgaria, and north of the town of Nesebar. Its drainage basin covers a territory of 356 km2. To the north its basin follows the ridge of the Eminska Planina, which separates it from the basin of the river Dvoynitsa. To the south the ridge of the Aytoska Planina forms the boundary with the drai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkan Mountains
The Balkan mountain range (, , known locally also as Stara planina) is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. The range is conventionally taken to begin at the peak of Vrashka Chuka on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia. It then runs for about , first in a south-easterly direction along the border, then eastward across Bulgaria, forming a natural barrier between the northern and southern halves of the country, before finally reaching the Black Sea at Cape Emine. The mountains reach their highest point with Botev Peak at . In much of the central and eastern sections, the summit forms the watershed between the drainage basins of the Black Sea and the Aegean. A prominent gap in the mountains is formed by the sometimes narrow Iskar Gorge, a few miles north of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. The karst relief determines the large number of caves, including Magura, featuring the most important and extended European post-Palaeolithic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preobrazhentsi
Preobrazhentsi is a village in Ruen Municipality, in Burgas Province, in southeastern 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 Mac .... Accessed May 5, 2010 References Villages in Burgas Province {{Burgas-geo-stub ...[...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] |
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] |
Pomorie Municipality
Pomorie Municipality ( bg, Община Поморие, ) is located in the Burgas Province, Bulgaria. The territory is km2 and the population is . The main economic activities are tourism, wine industry and grape growing. Climate The Pomorie Municipality experiences a mild climate, especially in the winters which see little precipitation. Natural resources Black-sand beaches containing magnetic compounds can be visited near the town of Pomorie. Several natural regions are located in the Pomorie Municipality. These include the Pomoriysko Lake (Lake Pomorie), Chairite, Koriata and the Dobrovanski Gabi. Lake Pomorie is a natural hyper-saline lagoon north of the town of Pomorie. Parts of the lake have been turned into salt-pans. Subdivision There are three sub-regions of the territory which include the Black Sea coast, the Tundzhanska undulating plain and the Eastern Stara Planina The Balkan mountain range (, , known locally also as Stara planina) is a mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stratsin
Stratsin is a village in the municipality of Pomorie, in Burgas Province, in southeastern 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 Macedon .... Accessed May 5, 2010 References Villages in Burgas Province {{Burgas-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruen Municipality
Ruen Municipality ( Bulgarian: Община Руен, ''Obshtina Ruen'') is a municipality in Burgas Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ruen and a number of villages. Demographics According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the majority of the population declared to be part of the Turkish minority of Bulgarian. The municipality of Ruen has one of the highest concentration of Bulgarian Turks in the country with 87% its population belonging to this ethnic group. The percentage of ethnic Bulgarians is less than 7%, which is one of the lowest in Bulgaria. The municipality has also one of the highest share of Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...s: 87.5% declared to be part of the Muslim minori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razhitsa
Razhitsa ( bg, Ръжица ) is a village in Ruen Municipality, in Burgas Province, in southeastern 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 Mac .... Accessed May 5, 2010 References Villages in Burgas Province {{Burgas-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgas Province
Burgas Province ( bg, Област Бургас, translit=Oblast Burgas, formerly the Burgas okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria, including the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. The province is named after its administrative and industrial centre, the city of Burgas, the fourth biggest town in the country. It is the largest province by area, embracing a territory of Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 that is divided into 13 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 422,319 inhabitants. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The Black Sea is supplied by major rivers, principally the Danube, Dnieper, and Don. Consequently, while six countries have a coastline on the sea, its drainage basin includes parts of 24 countries in Europe. The Black Sea covers (not including the Sea of Azov), has a maximum depth of , and a volume of . Most of its coasts ascend rapidly. These rises are the Pontic Mountains to the south, bar the southwest-facing peninsulas, the Caucasus Mountains to the east, and the Crimean Mountains to the mid-north. In the west, the coast is generally small floodplains below foothills such as the Strandzha; Cape Emine, a dwindling of the east end of the Balkan Mountains; and the Dobruja Plateau considerably ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aheloy (river)
The Aheloy ( bg, Ахелой) or Achelous ( el, Αχελώος) is a river in eastern Bulgaria. It originates in the Aytos-Karnobat mountain, 1.5 kilometres from Dryankovets, and flows directly into the Black Sea south of the village of Aheloy. The Aheloy River has a length of 39.9 kilometres and has an irrigation reservoir, the Aheloy Reservoir, built along its flow. The river's drainage basin covers 141 square kilometres and its average discharge is 0.7 cubic metres per second. The river is famous for being the site of the Battle of Achelous of 20 August 917 between Bulgarian ruler Simeon I and the Byzantines under Leo Phocas, one of the largest battles in the Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ... and one of the greatest military successes of the Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dvoynitsa
The Dvoynitsa () is a 52 km long river in eastern Bulgaria that flows into the Black Sea. Geography The river takes its source under the name Lekarnitsa from a spring at an altitude of 440 m in the Eminska Planina division of the Balkan Mountains. It flows in northern direction in a deep forested valley until the village of Golitsa. It then turns in direction east–southeast for the duration of its remaining course, as it valley widens and divides the Kamchiyska Planina to the north and Eminska Planina to the south. The Dvoynitsa flows into the Black Sea in the northeastern outskirts of the town of Obzor. Due to the small gradient, the river forms many meanders. Its drainage basin covers a territory of 479 km2. To the north its basin follows the ridge of the Kamchiyska Planina, which separates it from the neighbouring basins of the Kamchiya and the Fandakliyska reka. To the south the ridge of the Eminska Planina forms the boundary with the drainage systems of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
