The Yantra ( bg, Янтра ) is a river in northern
Bulgaria
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, a
right tributary
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of the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
. It is long (the third longest Bulgarian tributary of the Danube, after
Iskar and
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 ...
), and has a watershed of .
[ Its average discharge at the ]mouth
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is .
The Yantra has its source from the northern foot of Hadzhi Dimitar
Dimitar Nikolov Asenov ( bg, Димитър Николов Асенов ; 10 May 1840 – 10 August 1868), better known as Hadzhi Dimitar ( ), was one of the most prominent Bulgarian voivode and revolutionaries working for the Liberation of Bulg ...
Peak in Central Stara Planina
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, at . In its upper course, it is alternatively known as ''Etar'' (Етър), its older name. The river flows into the Danube close to Svishtov
Svishtov ( bg, Свищов ) is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svishtov Municipalit ...
.
The river characteristically forms a number of gorges as it flows northward through the foothills of Stara Planina
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 betw ...
. The most prominent and longest one is , located close to the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire
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Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...
.
Major cities on the river are Gabrovo
Gabrovo ( bg, Габрово ) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province.
It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an internatio ...
, Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...
, Gorna Oryahovitsa
Gorna Oryahovitsa ( bg, Горна Оряховица ) is a town in northern Bulgaria, situated in Veliko Tarnovo Province, from Veliko Tarnovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality. According to t ...
, Polski Trambesh
Polski Trambesh ( bg, Полски Тръмбеш ) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, part of Veliko Tarnovo Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Polski Trambesh Municipality, which lies in the northeastern part of th ...
, and Byala, close to which is the famous Belenski bridge.
Honour
Yantra Cove
Yantra Cove ( bg, залив Янтра, zaliv Yantra, ) is a 560 m wide cove in the south coast of the Burgas Peninsula of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica east of St. Evtimiy Crag, southeast of Asen Peak and south-s ...
in Livingston Island
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in the South Shetland Islands
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, Antarctica
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is named after Yantra River.
References
Rivers of Bulgaria
Landforms of Ruse Province
Landforms of Gabrovo Province
Landforms of Veliko Tarnovo Province
Geography of Veliko Tarnovo
Gorna Oryahovitsa
Gabrovo
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