The Tsibritsa ( bg, Цибрица, ; also

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as ''Cibrica'', ''Tzibritza''; la, Ciabrus) is a river in the western Danubian Plain of northern

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 Macedo ...

and a right tributary 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 , p ...

. The river originates in the Shiroka Planina ("Wide Mountain") area of the Fore- Balkan Mountains near the

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n border and flows in a northeast direction diagonally through

Montana Province Montana Province ( bg, Област Монтана, transliterated: ''Oblast Montana'') is a province in northwestern Bulgaria, bordering Serbia in the southwest and Romania in the north. It spreads its area between the Danube river and the Balka ...

. East of the village of Dolni Tsibar in Valchedram municipality, it flows into the Danube. The Tsibritsa has a length of 91.2 kilometres and a

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of 922 square kilometres. At

Ignatovo Ignatovo is a village in Valchedram Municipality, Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eas ...

near the Tsibritsa's mouth its average discharge is 2 cubic metres per second. The river's waters are used for

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. The low plateau between the Tsibritsa to the west and 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 ...

to the east is known as Zlatiya and is a fertile agricultural region. In Ancient Roman times, the river was known as the ''Ciabrus'' and the region was inhabited by the

Thracian The Thracians (; grc, Θρᾷκες ''Thrāikes''; la, Thraci) were an Indo-European speaking people who inhabited large parts of Eastern and Southeastern Europe in ancient history.. "The Thracians were an Indo-European people who occupied ...

tribe of the

Triballi The Triballi ( grc, Τριβαλλοί, Triballoí, lat, Triballi) were an ancient people who lived in northern Bulgaria in the region of Roman Oescus up to southeastern Serbia, possibly near the territory of the Morava Valley in the late Iron A ...

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* Rivers of Bulgaria Landforms of Montana Province {{Bulgaria-river-stub