The Danubian Plain ( bg, Дунавска равнина, Dunavska ravnina) constitutes the northern part of

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 Maced ...

, situated north of the

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 be ...

and south of the Danube. Its western border is the

Timok River The Timok ( Serbian and Bulgarian: Тимок; ro, Timoc), sometimes also known as Great Timok ( sr, Велики Тимок, Veliki Timok; ro, Timocul Mare), is a river in eastern Serbia, a right tributary of the Danube. For the last 15 ...

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 the relief is hilly, featuring numerous plateaux and

river valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...

s. 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 Osam ( bg, Осъм ) is a river in northern Bulgaria. Its drainage basin is in between that of the river Vit to the west and the Yantra system to the east. Поречието на р. Осъм The river has two main tributaries in its upper ...

, the Vit, the Rusenski Lom, the

Ogosta The Ogosta ( bg, Огоста , Latin: ''Augusta''), is the largest river in Northwestern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. It originates at Chiprovska Mountain, 2,168 meters high section of the Western Balkan Mountains, at about an altitu ...

and the Lom. Among the major cities of the region are Varna,

Rousse Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; bg, Русе ) is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately south of ...

, Pleven, Dobrich, Shumen, Veliko Tarnovo,

Vratsa Vratsa ( bg, Враца ) is the largest city in northwestern Bulgaria and the administrative and economic centre of the municipality of Vratsa and Vratsa district. It is located about 112 km north of Sofia, 40 km southeast of Montana. ...

, Vidin, Montana, Silistra,

Targovishte Targovishte ( bg, Търговище, also transliterated ''Tǎrgovište'', , tr, Eski Cuma) is a city in Bulgaria, the administrative and economic capital of Targovishte Province. It is situated at the northern foot of the low mountain of Pr ...

, Razgrad, Svishtov and Lom.

Minerals

In the Danubian Plain there is a wide variety of minerals, such as: * Lignite (Lomski and Mareshki basin) * Fireproof clay (Plevensko) * Oil, Petroleum (Dolen and Goren Dabnik, Pleven; s. Tyulenovo to Shabla) * Manganese (Obrochishte, Carkva, Ignatievo) * Copper ore (Belogradchik)

References

* Plains of Bulgaria Landforms of Varna Province Landforms of Ruse Province Landforms of Pleven Province Landforms of Dobrich Province Landforms of Shumen Province Landforms of Veliko Tarnovo Province Landforms of Vratsa Province Landforms of Vidin Province Landforms of Montana Province Landforms of Silistra Province Landforms of Targovishte Province Landforms of Razgrad Province {{bulgaria-geo-stub

Minerals

See also

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