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Mativir
The Mativir () is a river in southern Bulgaria, a right tributary river Topolnitsa, a left tributary of the Maritsa. Its length is 61 km. The Mativir drains significant areas of the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora mountain range. Geography The river takes its source under the name Baba in the western part of the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora at an altitude of 963 m, some 1.3 km west of the village of Borika. In the first 2 km it flows north and then turns eastwards passing through a deep forested valley. At the confluence between the Baba, the Razhana and the Meshkovitsa at 693 m, now under the name Matnitsa, the river turns southeast and after 3 km it enters the Ihtiman Valley. It the valley it flows in a corrected river bed. At 2 km north of the village of Mirovo it turns northeast, exits the valley and enters the Sersemkale Gorge between the ridges of Belitsa to the northwest and Eledzhik to the southeast, both part of Sredna Gora. It flows into the Topol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Bulgaria
This is a list of rivers in Bulgaria, organised geographically, taken clockwise from the westernmost tributaries of the Danube drainage. Tributaries are listed down the page in an downstream direction, i.e. the first tributary listed is closest to the source, and tributaries of tributaries are treated similarly. The main stem (or principal) river of a catchment is labelled as (MS), right-bank tributaries are indicated by (R), left-bank tributaries by (L). Note that in general usage, the 'right or left bank of a river' refers to the right or left hand bank, as seen when looking downstream. The list encompasses most of the main rivers of Bulgaria. It includes rivers shared with other countries. There is also a list of rivers over 50 km. The Bulgarian word for river, ''река'' (transliteration ''reka'') is often a part of the river names in the country. Overview There are 540 rivers in Bulgaria. The longest river in Bulgaria is the Danube (2,888 km), which spans most of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihtiman Valley
Ihtiman Valley () is situated in western Bulgaria. It is named after its main settlement, the town of Ihtiman. Geography The valley has the shape of an isosceles triangle, turned with its apex to the southeast. It has a length of 16 km and a width of up to 10 km. It spans a territory of 106 km2 with an altitude of 620–700 m. It is situated in the center of the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora, the western part of the Sredna Gora mountain range. The Ihtiman valley is enclosed between the Vakarel Mountain to the northwest and the ridges of Belitsa to the northeast, Vetren to the southeast, and Septemvriyski to the south–southwest. The latter separates it from the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley to the south. The slopes of the Ihtiman Valley have uneven gradient and size, ranging from longer and oblique at the Vakarel Mountain, to steep Septemvriyski ridge. Its center is an extensive flat accumulative field. The slopes are built up of gneiss, granite, sandstone and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-8 Road (Bulgaria)
Republican road I-8 () is a first class road in southern Bulgaria. It runs between Kalotina, at the border with Serbia, and the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing to Turkey. The total length of the road is . Most of it provides one driving lane per direction. Road I-8 follows European route E80 in its entire length, as well as E85 in the section between Haskovo and Kapitan Andreevo. It follows the route of the ancient Roman road Via Militaris. The I-8 runs in parallel to the motorways of Europe (A6), Trakiya (A1) and Maritsa (A4). The road passes through the provinces of Sofia, Sofia City, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv and Haskovo. Description Road I-8 begins from the Kalotina checkpoint at the border with Serbia and heads southeast, bypassing the towns of Dragoman. It enters the Sofia Valley and bypasses the towns of Slivnitsa and Bozhurishte. Between Slivnitsa and the capital Sofia, the road runs as a 4-lane single-carriageway. Road I-8 joins the northern arc of Sofia Ring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topolnitsa Reservoir
Topolnitsa Reservoir () is a List of dams and reservoirs in Bulgaria, dam and reservoir in the Sredna Gora mountain range of western Bulgaria. Administratively, it is located in Panagyurishte Municipality of Pazardzhik Province and Ihtiman Municipality of Sofia Province. Geography The reservoir is situated along the upper middle course of the river Topolnitsa (river), Topolnitsa its section, where it forms the divide between ''Ihtimanska Sredna Gora'' to the west and ''Sashtinska Sredna Gora'' to the east. The right tributary of the Topolnitsa, the Mativir, flows from the west into the middle section of the reservoir. There are two settlements along its shores, the villages of Muhovo, Sofia Province, Muhovo at the dam wall to the south, and Poibrene at its tail to the north. Topolnitsa Reservoir is accessible via the third class III-801 road at Muhovo and the third class III-801 road at Poibrene, which leads to the town of Panagyurishte further east. There are many villas and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sredna Gora
Sredna Gora ( ) is a mountain range in central Bulgaria, situated south of and parallel to the Balkan Mountains and extending from the river Iskar (river), Iskar to the west and the elbow of river Tundzha north of the city of Yambol to the east. Sredna Gora is 285 km long, reaching 50 km at its greatest width. Its highest peak is Golyam Bogdan at . It is part of the Srednogorie Mountain range, mountain chain system, which extends longitudinally across the most country from west to east, between the Balkan Mountains and the Sub-Balkan valleys to the north and the Kraishte, Rila and the Upper Thracian Plain to the south. The mountain is divided into three parts by the rivers Topolnitsa River, Topolnitsa and Stryama — ''Ihtimanska Sredna Gora'' to the west, ''Sashtinska Sredna Gora'' in the center, and ''Sarnena Sredna Gora'' to the east. Compared to most other mountain ranges in Bulgaria, Sredna Gora has lower average altitude, which determines higher temperatures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topolnitsa (river)
The Topolnitsa ( ) is a river in southern Bulgaria, an important left tributary of the Maritsa. The river's name is derived from the Bulgarian word топола, ''topola'' (" poplar"). Reaching length of 155 km, the Topolnitsa is the fourth longest river in the Maritsa drainage, following the Tundzha (390 km), the Arda (290 km) and the Ergene (281 km). Geography The river takes its source at an altitude of 1,413 m near the eastern foothills of the summit of Bich (1,449 m) in the mountain range of Sredna Gora. In its first 12 km, the Topolnitsa flows eastwards in a deep forested valley. It then turns in northern direction, flows through the Koprivshtitsa Valley and enters another deep valley. Following the Koprivshtitsa Railway Station, the river turns west-southwest and enters the Zlatitsa–Pirdop Valley, where its flows through its southern areas. At the village of Petrich, it turns southwards and flows through a deep valley dividing two m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plovdiv
Plovdiv (, ) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, second-largest city in Bulgaria, 144 km (93 miles) southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 490,983 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub in Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 1999 and 2019. The city is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational centre. Plovdiv joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Archeological symbols of Plovdiv Plovdiv is in a fertile region of south-central Bulgaria on the two banks of the Maritsa River. The city has historically developed on seven syenite hills, some of which are high. Because of these hills, Plovdiv is often referred to in Bulgaria as "The City of the Seven Hills". There is evidence of habitation in the area dating back to the 6th millennium BCE, when the first Neolithic settlements were established. The city was subsequently a Thracians, Thracian settlement, later being conq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svilengrad
Svilengrad (; ; ) is a town in Haskovo Province, south-central Bulgaria, situated at the tripoint of Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svilengrad Municipality. Geography Svilengrad is close to the road borders of Greece and Turkey (supposedly one of the largest road customs in Europe). Svilengrad is located ESE of Sofia and Plovdiv, South of Varna, Bulgaria, Varna and Burgas, West of Edirne and North of the nearest Greek community Ormenio and Alexandroupolis in Greece. There is a higher level of employment than in surrounding villages. Most people work for customs and border related industries e.g. TIR servicing, hotels, border police, etc. The town centre has a pedestrianized high street mostly filled with cafes, bars, phone shops and hotels. The town has 3 DVD rental shops, two cinemas and a library. The Maritsa river flows through Svilengrad. The Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of Greece is bordered to the south. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian State Railways
The Bulgarian State Railways (, abbreviated as БДЖ, BDZ or BDŽ) are Bulgaria's state railway company and former largest railway carrier in the country, established as an entity in 1888. The company's headquarters are located in the capital Sofia. Since the 1990s, the BDŽ has met serious competition from automotive transport. Up to 2002 the company also owned/managed the state railway (up to total of & (Septemvri to Dobrinishte only) track gauge railway tracks) infrastructure in the country, when according to EU regulations a new state company, the National Railway Infrastructure Company, was founded and became the owner of the infrastructure. Bulgaria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Bulgaria is 52. History On 1 January 2002, the new Railway Transport Act entered into force, passed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, according to which the National Company Bulgarian State Railways were split into two sepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pazardzhik
Pazardzhik ( ) is a city situated along the banks of the Maritsa river, southern Bulgaria. It is the centre of Pazardzhik Province and Pazardzhik Municipality. It is located in the Upper Thracian Plain and in the Pazardzhik-Plovdiv Field, a subregion of the plains. It is west of Plovdiv, about , southeast of Sofia and from Burgas. The population is 55,220, as it has been growing around from the end of the 19th century to the end of the 20th century. The city reached its highest milestone, exceeding 80,000. Due to poor economic performance in Bulgaria during the 1990s and early 2000s, emigration of Bulgarians began, which affected Pazardzhik as well. The history of Pazardzhik can be traced back to the 7th millennium BC, with early civilisations being brought from Asia-Minor. They were agro-pastralists and settled near Maritsa, Pazardzhik and Sinitovo. A clay idol named the Pazardzhik Venus was founded in 1872. The Drougoubitai tribe settled in the early Middle Ages. Many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesichovo
Lesichovo () is a village in the Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria. As of 2005 it has 982 inhabitants. The village is a centre of the Lesichovo Municipality. It hosts an annual Kukeri Kukeri (; singular: kuker, кукер) are elaborately costumed Bulgarian men, who perform traditional rituals intended to scare away evil spirits. Closely related traditions are found throughout the Balkans and Greece (including Romania and t ... festival. Villages in Pazardzhik Province {{Pazardzhik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
