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Vit

VitRiveratToros.JPG
The Vit near Toros during the 2005 European floods

Location
Country Bulgaria
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
 - location Danube
 - coordinates
43°40′53″N 24°44′34″E / 43.6813°N 24.7428°E / 43.6813; 24.7428Coordinates: 43°40′53″N 24°44′34″E / 43.6813°N 24.7428°E / 43.6813; 24.7428
Length 167.5 km (104.1 mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression
Danube→ Black Sea
Basin size 3,228 km2 (1,246 sq mi)[1]

The Vit also Vid (Bulgarian: Вит; Latin: Utus) is a river in central northern Bulgaria with a length of 168 km. It is a tributary of Danube. The source of the Vit is in Stara Planina, below Vezhen Peak at an altitude of 2,030 m, and it empties into the Danube close to Somovit. The river has a watershed area of 3,228 km², its main tributaries being Kamenska reka, Kalnik and Tuchenitsa.


Towns on or close to the river include Teteven, Pleven, Dolni Dabnik, Dolna Mitropoliya and Gulyantsi.


The river's name comes from Thracian Utus, a word for "water" (cf. IE *udes).


Vit Ice Piedmont in Antarctica is named after the river.



References





  1. ^ ab Statistical Yearbook 2017, National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria), p. 17















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