The Lom ( , ) is a river in northwestern
Bulgaria
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, a right tributary of the
Danube
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flowing into it 1 km east of the town of
Lom.
The river takes its source from the foot of
Midzhur (2,168 m), the highest peak of western
Stara Planina
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, on the Bulgarian-
Serbian border, and mainly flows northeast until its upper course, where it heads north. It passes the villages of
Gorni Lom,
Dolni Lom,
Sredogriv,
Falkovets,
Ruzhintsi,
Drazhintsi,
Belo Pole,
Roglets,
Drenovets,
Topolovets,
Knyazheva Mahala,
Kriva Bara,
Vasilovtsi,
Staliyska Mahala,
Traykovo, as well as three quarters of the town of Lom: Momin Brod, Dalgoshevtsi and Golintsi.
References
Rivers of Bulgaria
Landforms of Vidin Province
Landforms of Montana Province
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