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Skomlya
The Skomlya () is a river in northwestern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. Its length is 42 km. The river takes its source at an altitude of 560 m in the Belogradchishki Venets ridge of the Pre-Balkan range, close to the road Gara Oreshets–Belogradchik. It flows in the western Danubian Plain in general direction northeast throughout its whole course. Between the villages of Dalgo Pole and Septemvriytsi its valley is canyon-like. It then crosses the Orsoy Plain and flows into the Danube at an altitude of 29 m. Its drainage basin covers a territory of 163 km2 and is situated between the basins of the rivers Archar to the northwest and Lom to the southeast. The river has predominantly snow–rain feed. The Skomlya flows entirely in Vidin Province. There are three settlements along its course, the villages of Gara Oreshets, Skomlya and Septemvriytsi, all of them in Dimovo Municipality. It waters are utilized for irrigation. Citations Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Bulgaria
This is a list of rivers in Bulgaria, organised geographically, taken clockwise from the westernmost tributaries of the Danube drainage. Tributaries are listed down the page in an downstream direction, i.e. the first tributary listed is closest to the source, and tributaries of tributaries are treated similarly. The main stem (or principal) river of a catchment is labelled as (MS), right-bank tributaries are indicated by (R), left-bank tributaries by (L). Note that in general usage, the 'right or left bank of a river' refers to the right or left hand bank, as seen when looking downstream. The list encompasses most of the main rivers of Bulgaria. It includes rivers shared with other countries. There is also a list of rivers over 50 km. The Bulgarian word for river, ''река'' (transliteration ''reka'') is often a part of the river names in the country. Overview There are 540 rivers in Bulgaria. The longest river in Bulgaria is the Danube (2,888 km), which spans most of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lom (river)
The Lom ( , ) is a river in the western part of the Danubian Plain of northwestern Bulgaria. A right tributary of the Danube, the river is 93 km long. Geography The river takes its source at an altitude of 2,100 m on the northern foothills of Midzhur (2,168 m), the highest in the western Balkan Mountains, situated on the Bulgaria–Serbia border. Until the village of Gorni Lom the river flows in direction north–northeast in a deep valley with steep slopes. The longitudinal gradient in that section is high, averaging at 10%. The river bed is rocky and consists of stones, gravel and sand. The Lom enters the hilly fore-Balkan at the village of Dolni Lom flowing in almost flat terrain, where the gradient of the river is small. The valley is surrounded by low hills, the river banks are low and the bottom is covered with sand. After receiving its tributary the Stakevska reka and bending northeast, the river valley widens further, reaching 100–200 m at Drenovets. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archar (river)
The Archar (, ) or Archaritsa ( ) is a river in the western Danubian Plain of northwestern Bulgaria and a right tributary of the Danube. It is 59 kilometres in length. Geography The river takes its source at an altitude of 1,060 m, just 200 m east of the summit of Babin Zab (1,107 m) in the northwestern part of the Balkan Mountains. It initially flows eastwards in a forested mountain valley until the village of Rayanovtsi. The river then continues east through limestone terrain, forming a deep canyon-like valley with steep banks, in certain sections up to 100 metres high. In that section it receives its largest tributaries, including the Salashka reka. At the village of Ostrokaptsi the Archar bends to the northeast and at Vartop turns east. It flows into the Danube at an altitude of 30 m at the homonymous village. Its drainage basin covers a territory of 365 km2 and is situated between the basins of the rivers Vidbol to the north, the Skomlya and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimovo Municipality
Dimovo Municipality () is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dimovo. The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 7,175 inhabitants, as of December 2009.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 The main road E79 ( I-1) crosses the area, connecting the province centre of |
Danube
The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea. A large and historically important river, it was once a frontier of the Roman Empire. In the 21st century, it connects ten European countries, running through their territories or marking a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine. Among the many List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river are four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade. Its drainage basin amounts to and extends into nine more countries. The Danube's longest headstream, the Breg (river), Breg, rises in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, while the river carries its name from its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the List of European countries by area, sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna, Bulgaria, Varna. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Karanovo culture (6,500 BC). In the 6th to 3rd century BC, the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Ancient Macedonians, Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gara Oreshets
Gara Oreshets () is a village located in Dimovo Municipality, in the Vidin Province Vidin Province () is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. It borders Serbia to the west and Romania to the northeast, and its administrative centre is the city of Vidin on the Danube river. The area is divided into 11 municipalities. As ..., of northwestern Bulgaria. References {{reflist Villages in Vidin Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belogradchik
Belogradchik (; ) is a town in Vidin Province, northwestern Bulgaria, and is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality. The town is situated in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains just east of the Serbian border and about 50 km south of the Danube River. The town is close to the Belogradchik Rocks, which are major tourist attraction. , it had a population of 4,601. Geography Belogradchik is situated at an altitude of 520 m in the western part of the Fore-Balkan, a mountainous chain straddling north of and in parallel with the Balkan Mountains. The town lies next to the Belogradchik Rocks, a major rock formation reaching some 30 km in length that contains outcrops reaches up to 100 m in height, which form a dramatic outline of the town. Close to the town is the source of the Gradska reka, a tributary of the Salashka reka, itself a tributary of the Archar of the Danube drainage. Belogradchik falls within the temperate continental cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)
The Danubian Plain () constitutes the northern part of Bulgaria, situated north of the Balkan Mountains and south of the Danube. Its western border is the Timok River, and to the east it borders the Black Sea. The plain has an area of . It is about long and wide. The Danubian Plain is contiguous with the Wallachian Plain (forming the Lower Danubian Plain), but its elevation is slightly higher and the relief is more hilly and rolling, featuring numerous plateaux and river valleys. The climate is markedly temperate continental with a weak Black Sea influence in the east. Precipitation is on average 450–650 mm a year. Important rivers include the Danube, the Iskar, the Yantra, the Osam, the Vit, the Rusenski Lom, the Ogosta, and the Lom. Among the major cities of the region are Rousse, Pleven, Dobrich, Shumen, Vidin, Silistra, Targovishte, Razgrad, Svishtov and Lom. Minerals The Danubian Plain contains a wide variety of minerals, such as: * Lignite (Lomski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
