The Vladayska (Владайска река, ''Vladayska reka'') is a river in western
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 Macedon ...
, a tributary of the
Perlovska.
The river flows from the northwestern slopes of
Cherni Vrah on
Vitosha Mountain, crossing
Torfeno Branishte Nature Reserve, then submerging beneath
Zlatnite Mostove Stone River, turning to the northeast at the village of
Vladaya from which the river takes its name, entering
Sofia Valley via Vladaya Gorge, and crossing the city of
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
(featuring the historical ‘Lavov most’ / ‘Lion's Bridge’ in the process) to flow into the Perlovska (a tributary of the
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 muni ...
) in its northeastern suburbs.
Rivers of Bulgaria
Geography of Sofia
Landforms of Sofia City Province
Vitosha
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