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Stakevska Reka
The Stakevska reka () is a river in northwestern Bulgaria, a left tributary of the Lom, itself a right tributary of the Danube. Its length is 34 km. Geography The river takes its source under the name Zheleznata reka at an altitude of 1,300 m about a kilometer northwest of the summit of Haydushki Kamak (1,721 m), the highest peak in the Sveti Nikola section of the northwestern part of the Balkan Mountains. It flows north in a deep forested valley until the village of Stakevtsi and after the junction of the road to the village of Krachimir, the river turns east and crosses the Vedernik ridge. After the junction to Belogradchik, it turns southeast and then east, flowing in a wide valley. Some 1.2 km before its mouth it is joined by its largest tributary, the Chuprenska reka. The river flows into the Lom at an altitude of 218 m at the village of Yanyovets. Its drainage basin covers a territory of 328 km2, or 26.5% of the Lom's total. The river has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkan Mountains
The Balkan mountain range is located in the eastern part of the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It 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 Sea, Aegean. A prominent gap in the mountains is formed by the predominantly narrow Iskar Gorge, a few miles north of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. The karst relief determines the large number of caves, including Magura Cave, Magura, featuring the most important and extended European post-Palaeolithic cave painting, Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 2023, the province had a population of 72,754. There are remains of many castles, including Baba Vida, one of the last Bulgarian strongholds during the Ottoman invasion and the Belogradchik fortress. Municipalities The Vidin Province contains 11 municipalities (singular: община, ''obshtina'' - plural: общини, ''obshtini''). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of December 2009. Geography The territory of the province includes the most western parts of the Danubian Plain and Stara Planina, while the Danube forms the border with Romania. The slopes of Stara Planina are covered with dense forests, lush mead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia 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 part 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. Known as Serdica in Classical antiquity, antiquity, Sofia has been an area of 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, Pannonian Avars, Avars, and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the First Bulgarian Empire by Khan (title), Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantine Empire, Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule until 1194, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New 7 Wonders Of The World
The New 7 Wonders of the World was a campaign started in 2001 to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. The popularity poll via free web-based voting and telephone voting was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by the New 7 Wonders Foundation (N7W) based in Zurich, Switzerland, with winners announced on 7 July 2007 at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. The poll was considered unscientific partly because it was possible for people to cast multiple votes. According to John Zogby, founder and current President/CEO of the Utica, New York–based polling organization Zogby International, New 7 Wonders Foundation drove "the largest poll on record". The program drew a wide range of official reactions. Some countries touted their finalist and tried to get more votes cast for it, while others downplayed or criticized the contest. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belogradchik Rocks
The Belogradchik Rocks (, ''Belogradchishki skali'') are a group of strangely shaped sandstone and conglomerate rock formations located on the western slopes of the Balkan Mountains (''Stara Planina'') near the town of Belogradchik in northwest Bulgaria. The rocks vary in color from primarily red to yellow; some of the rocks reach up to 200 m in height. Many rocks have fantastic shapes and are associated with interesting legends. They are often named after people or objects they are thought to resemble. The Belogradchik Rocks have been declared a Natural Landmark by the Bulgarian government and are a major tourist attraction in the region. They are the only habitat of the critically endangered Bulgarian endemic plant '' Hieracium belogradcense''. Geography The Belogradchik Rocks are spread over the western part of the Balkan Mountains and cover an area of . They extend from the village of Rabisha in the west to the village of Belotintsi in the east. The central group of roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana, Bulgaria
Montana ( ) is a town in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the Montana Province. On the 2021 census, it had a population of 36,455. Names There had been a nearby Thracian settlement, on top of which the Romans set up a military camp, Castra ad Montanesium. When the town was first settled by Slavs it was known as Kutlovitsa; later in Ottoman Turkish as Kutlofça. The town was renamed Ferdinand in 1890, receiving the benevolence of Bulgarian ''Knyaz'' Ferdinand and town status. On 1 March 1945, by a decree of the government, the communist authorities changed the town's name to Mihaylovgrad after the Communist Party activist Hristo Mihaylov (died 1944), a leader of the 1923 September Uprising in the region. In 1993, after a presidential decree, the town received the name Montana, inspired by the name of the nearby Roman settlement. Geography Montana is situated on the river Ogosta, north of Stara Planina, surrounded on the south and east by uplands. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimovo
Dimovo ( ) is a town in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Dimovo Municipality, which lies in the eastern part of Vidin Province, from Vidin at the Danube and from Bregovo at the Timok River and the Serbian border. As of December 2009, Dimovo had a population of 1,211 inhabitants.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 The town is located in the western Danubian Plain. Until the in 1878, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belogradchik Municipality
Belogradchik Municipality () is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the western parts of the so-called Fore-Balkan area. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Belogradchik. To the west and southwest, the municipality borders on Republic of Serbia. The area embraces a territory of with a population of 7,045 inhabitants, as of December 2009.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 The municipality is best known with the , impressive rock formations located just south of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiflik, Vidin Province
Chiflik () is a village in Vidin Province in northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of 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&nb .... On Dec 23, 1961, the upper and lower villages of Chiflik merged to form the present village. References {{Vidin-geo-stub Villages in Vidin Province Belogradchik Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borovitsa, Vidin Province
Borovitsa () is a village in Vidin Province, Bulgaria. It is in the municipality of Belogradchik. Borovitsa means "pine stone" - the name of the rock that towers over the village. On top of the rock was once a huge pine tree, eventually destroyed by fire. The ancient village was located next to the stone, so people could hide in the woods in case of attack by the Ottoman invaders. After the Liberation of Bulgaria, the village has gradually been built out along the Lom River and along the road to Belogradchik. The inhabitants have in the past engaged in farming, animal husbandry and beekeeping. A few kilometers from the village the Romans had a military camp - Falcon or Falkovets. A Roman colony was on the outskirts of Borovitsa. The only remnants remain of the old village church, built in 1866, situated 2.5 km from the village to the west. The frescoes, icons and wooden altar are preserved. The bell tower dominates the valley among the rocks and woods. Nearby are the remains ... [...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] |
