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Zlatna Panega (river)
The Zlatna Panega (, "golden Panega", '' also'': Panega, ''old'': Paneg, Altǎn Paneg) is a river in western Bulgaria, a right tributary of the river Iskar (river), Iskar, itself a right tributary of the Danube, belonging to the Black Sea drainage. Its length is 50 km. Panega Glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after the river. Geography The river takes its source at an altitude of 188 m from Glava Panega, the second largest karst spring in Bulgaria with an average annual discharge of 2.5 m3/s or 2,500 L/s, situated in the southeastern part of the village of Zlatna Panega (village), Zlatna Panega. It flows north through the Fore-Balkan, a mountainous and hilly chain straddling north of and in parallel with the Balkan Mountains. It forms a scenic gorge upstream of the town of Lukovit. The river turns northwest at the village of Radomirtsi and in a few kilometers flows into the Iskar at an altitude of 94 m some 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iskar (river)
The Iskar (, ; ) is a right tributary of the Danube. With a length of 368 km, it is the longest river that runs entirely within Bulgaria.Statistical Yearbook 2017 National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria), p. 17 Originating as three forks in Balkan's highest mountain range Rila, the Iskar flows in a northern direction until its confluence with the Danube. As it flows northwards it fuels the largest artificial lake in the country, the Iskar Reservoir, forms the divide between the Vitosha and Plana Mountains in the west and the Sredna Gora mountain range in the east before entering the Sofia Valley, which contains the nation's capital Sofia. From there the Iskar runs through the Balkan Mountains, forming the spectacular 84 km long Iskar Gorge. As it crosses the mountains, its water course turns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleven Province
Pleven Province ( or Плевенска Област) is a province located in central northern Bulgaria, bordering the Danube river, Romania and the Bulgarian provinces of Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo and Lovech. It is divided into 11 subdivisions, called municipalities, that embrace a territory of with a population, as of February 2011, of 269 752 inhabitants.Census 2011 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 /ref> [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Academy Of Sciences
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (abbreviated BAS; , ''Bŭlgarska akademiya na naukite'', abbreviated БАН) is the National Academy of Bulgaria, established in 1869. The Academy, with headquarters in Sofia, is autonomous and consists of a Society of Academicians, Correspondent Members and Foreign Members. It publishes and circulates different scientific works, encyclopaedias, dictionaries and journals, and runs its own publishing house. The activities are distributed in three main branches: ''Natural, mathematical and engineering sciences''; ''Biological, medical and agrarian sciences'' and ''Social sciences, humanities and art''. They are structured in 42 independent scientific institutes, and a dozen of laboratories and other sections. Julian Revalski has been the president of the BAS since 2016. As of 2022, its budget was 119,860 million leva (€61.28 million). History As Bulgaria was part of the Ottoman Empire, Bulgarian émigrés founded the ''Bulgarian Literary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian State Railways
The Bulgarian State Railways (, abbreviated as БДЖ, BDZ or BDŽ) are Bulgaria's state railway company and former largest railway carrier in the country, established as an entity in 1888. The company's headquarters are located in the capital Sofia. Since the 1990s, the BDŽ has met serious competition from automotive transport. Up to 2002 the company also owned/managed the state railway (up to total of & (Septemvri to Dobrinishte only) track gauge railway tracks) infrastructure in the country, when according to EU regulations a new state company, the National Railway Infrastructure Company, was founded and became the owner of the infrastructure. Bulgaria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Bulgaria is 52. History On 1 January 2002, the new Railway Transport Act entered into force, passed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, according to which the National Company Bulgarian State Railways were split into two sepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byala, Ruse Province
Byala ( ) is a town in Ruse Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Byala Municipality. The town is located on the crossroad between roads that connect Ruse with Veliko Tarnovo and Pleven with Varna. Close to it is the town of Borovo. The noted Belenski most (Byala Bridge) over the Yantra River is located in the vicinity. The Liberation War Museum dedicated to the Russo-Turkish War can also be found in the town. As of December 2009, Byala had a population of 9,015.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleven
Pleven ( ) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest economic center in Northwestern Bulgaria. At the 2021 census its population was 89,823. Internationally known for the siege of Plevna of 1877, today it is a major economic centre of the Bulgarian Northwest and Central North and the third largest city of Northern Bulgaria after Varna and Ruse. Name The name comes from the Slavic word ''plevnya'' ("barn") or from ''plevel'', meaning "weed", sharing the same root, and the Slavic suffix ''-en''. Geography Pleven is in an agricultural region in the middle of the Danubian Plain, the historical region of Moesia, surrounded by low limestone hills, the Pleven Heights. The city's central location in Northern Bulgaria defines its importance as a big administrative, economic, political, cultural and transport ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botevgrad
Botevgrad ( ) is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located in Sofia Province and is close to Pravets. Botevgrad lies 47 km from Sofia. History and name The village was called Samundzhievo (Самунджиево) until it was elevated to town status at the end of 1865 under the name of Orhanie (Bulgarian language: Орхание; Ottoman Turkish: اورخانيه). On 1 December 1934 the town was named Botevgrad (Ботевград) after Hristo Botev. Geography Botevgrad and its hinterland are located in an elliptical valley with a total area of 5,066 km2. The municipality covers parts of the Western Stara Planina mountain — Razhana, Murgash, Bilo and Golyama Planina and some parts of the Northern Balkan. Vitinya Pass connecting Northern Bulgaria with Southern Bulgaria and the proximity of the capital contribute to its strategic location. Botevgrad municipality borders the following municipalities: Pravets, Etropole, Gorna Malina, Elin Pelin, Svoge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-3 Road (Bulgaria)
Republican road I-3 () is a first class road in northern Bulgaria. It runs between I-5 road near the town of Byala, and I-1 road, at Botevgrad. The total length of the road is and is part of the European route E83. The road passes though the provinces of Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven, Lovech and Sofia. Description Road I-3 begins from a junction with the first class I-5 road on the left bank of the river Yantra, west of the town of Byala in Ruse Province. It runs west through the Danubian Plain, passes through the village of Peychinovo and reaches Veliko Tarnovo Province. There, it runs through the villages of Maslarevo, Gorna Studena and Ovcha Mogila, where it crosses the river Barata, and then reaches Pleven Province. The road passes through Kozar Belene, crosses the Osam, and continues west through the villages of Obnova and Totleben, before reaching Pleven, the seventh largest city in Bulgaria. It bypasses Pleven from the north and northwest, crosses the riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prohodna
Prohodna () is a karst cave in north central Bulgaria, located in the Iskar Gorge near the village of Karlukovo in Lukovit Municipality, Lovech Province. The cave is known for the two eye-like holes in its ceiling, known as God's eyes. Prohodna is the best known attraction in the Karlukovo Gorge (part of the Geological Park Iskar-Panega), one of the largest karst regions in Bulgaria and a popular location for speleology. Formed during the Quaternary, Prohodna is long, which makes it the longest cave passage in Bulgaria. The cave has two entrances which lie opposite one another, known respectively as the Small Entrance and the Big Entrance. The former is high and the latter reaches in height. The cave owes its name, which literally means ''Thoroughfare Cave'' or ''Passage Cave'', to this feature. The size of the Big Entrance of Prohodna makes it suitable for bungee jumping, and it is among the popular spots in Bulgaria for that activity. There are traces of prehistoric habitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iskar–Panega Geopark
Geological Park Iskar–Panega is an UNESCO-run Geopark in Northern Bulgaria, located 3 km south of the municipal centre Lukovit. It consists of two sections: the ''Karlukovo Karst Complex'' () lies in the valley of the Iskar River, while the ''Roadside Landscape Park "Panega"'' () is at the Zlatna Panega valley. Started in 2006, it became the first geopark in Bulgaria, and created temporary employment for 20 previously unemployed people. Another economic effect was that the number of overnights at main lodging facilities in Lukovit increased by 40%, and the number of visits to the city and region rose significantly. Geopark Iskar–Panega Project was implemented with the financial support of the PHARE Program (Development of Bulgarian Ecotourism). The main objective of the program was to provide technical and financial support for improvement of the quality of the priority sector of ecotourism in Bulgaria and contribute to raising its competitiveness. Formation Geopark Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherven Bryag Municipality
Cherven Bryag Municipality () is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Pleven Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Cherven Bryag.Official website of Cherven Bryag municipality With a population of 30,524, as of December 2009,Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 it is the second largest municipality in the province."Munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
