Perlovska river () is a
river
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in the
Sofia Valley in western
Bulgaria
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. The river is 31 km long. It takes its source from the foothills of
Vitosha
Vitosha ( ), the ancient ''Scomius'' or ''Scombrus'', is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Convenient bus lines and ...
mountain range, runs through the capital
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 Is ...
's
South Park
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, separates the two lanes of
Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard, runs through the neighbourhood
Poduyane, and finally flows into the river
Iskar Iskar may refer to:
;Bulgaria
* Iskar (river), a river in western Bulgaria
* Iskar Reservoir, situated on the Iskar River
* Iskar (town), a town in the Iskar Municipality of the Pleven Province
* Iskar Municipality
* Iskar, Sofia, one of 24 munici ...
.
Geography
Perlovska springs from the villa zone of
Dragalevtsi just south of the capital at an altitude of 820 m, crosses the
Sofia Ring Road, connects the new neighborhoods, parallel to
Bulgaria Boulevard, and then crosses the South Park. Under the Bulgaria Boulevard, the river receives its main tributary, the
Boyanska reka, and resurfaces at
Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Boulevard. From there the Perlovska becomes a canal. In the city the course of the river is completely corrected, in places underground. It flows to the left into the Iskar at 513 m above sea level, 1.2 km northeast of the Obradovski Monastery.
Its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
covers a territory of 257 km
2 or 3.0% of the catchment area of the Iskar. The largest tributary is the
Vladayska reka (left). The river has high water in April–June, due to the snowmelt in Vitosha, and low water in August–October.
The Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria and the maps of the Geographic Information System – Sofia accept the Boyanska reka, which takes its source at an altitude of 2,170 m, as part of Perlovaska and as its main stem.
The Perlovska is one of the several small rivers that flow through Sofia. It forms the northern border of
Lozenets District of the capital. The most famous landmark on the river is the
Eagles' Bridge, the starting point of Sofia's largest boulevard,
Tsarigradsko shose. The Perlovska is often referred to by the locals as "The Canal", which is reflected in derivative names such as the Small City Theater "Behind the Canal".
Gallery
File:Perlovska reka in front of Sercica Center in Sofia 2012 PD 1.jpg , Riverbed in Sofia
File:OrlovMost-Sofia04.jpg , Eagles' Bridge
File:Perlovska reka in front of Sercica Center in Sofia 2012 PD 4.jpg , A footbridge
File:Sofia buildings TodorBozhinov (4).JPG , Buildings next to the river
Citations
References
* {{cite book , ref={{harvid, Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria, 1980
, title = Географски речник на България
, trans-title = Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria
, last1 = Мичев (Michev)
, first1 = Николай (Nikolay)
, last2 = Михайлов (Mihaylov)
, first2 = Цветко (Tsvetko)
, last3 = Вапцаров (Vaptsarov)
, first3 = Иван (Ivan)
, last4 = Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev)
, first4 = Светлин (Svetlin)
, chapter =
, year = 1980
, language = Bulgarian
, publisher = Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura)
, location = София (Sofia)
, isbn =
Rivers of Bulgaria
Geography of Sofia
Landforms of Sofia City Province