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There are 540 rivers in Bulgaria. [1] The longest river in Bulgaria is the Danube (2,888 km), which spans most of the country's northern border for a length of 470 km. The longest one to run through the country (and also the deepest) is the Maritsa (480 km), while the longest river that runs solely in Bulgaria is the Iskar (368 km).
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The Arda (Bulgarian: Арда, Greek: Άρδας, Turkish: Arda) is a 290-kilometre-long (180 mi) river in Bulgaria and Greece.It is a tributary of the Maritsa (or Evros). ). Its source lies in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains near the village Arda, part of the municipality of Smol
The third largest Danubian city in Germany and home of the tallest church building in the world. 12 Ruse: 123,134 (31.12.2022) [8] ~1650 (~150 AD‡) Bulgaria: Capital of Ruse Province and largest Danubian city in Bulgaria. 13 Drobeta-Turnu Severin: 79,865 (01.12.2021) 121 AD Romania: The third largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of ...
Pages in category "Rivers of Bulgaria" The following 172 pages are in this category, out of 172 total. ... Aheloy (river) Arapliyska reka; Archar (river) Arda ...
The northern border with Romania follows the river Danube until the city of Silistra. The land area of Bulgaria is 110,994 [1] square kilometres (42,855 sq mi) (111,002 [1] square kilometres (42,858 sq mi)), slightly larger than that of Cuba, Iceland or the U.S. state of Tennessee. Considering its relatively compact territorial size and shape ...
Recent large floods have taken place in 2006, 2007, 2014, with the largest flood taking place in 2021. Several causes have been proposed, including more rainfall due to climate change, deforestation in the Bulgarian part of the catchment area, increased land use in the flood plains and difficult communication between the three countries.
The city of Veliko Tarnovo, situated on several hills overlooking the river along its middle course, served as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the 12–14th centuries, and remains and important cultural, economic and tourist center in Bulgaria. [4] Another major city on the river is Gabrovo, an early education and industrial hub ...