Yantra (river) in the context of "Veliko Tarnovo"

⭐ In the context of Veliko Tarnovo, the Yantra River is most notably recognized for its role in…

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⭐ Core Definition: Yantra (river)

The Yantra (Bulgarian: Янтра ['jantrɐ]) is a river in northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. Reaching a length of 285 km, it is the seventh longest river in Bulgaria and the third longest Bulgarian tributary of the Danube. In the middle and lower course, the Yantra takes many turns forming numerous gorges. It has a high sinuosity index of 3.1, which is characteristic for meandering rivers. Its catchment spans a territory of 7,862 km and has a small mean slope value 4.6‰ with a mean altitude of 470 m.

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 an important cultural, economic and tourist center in Bulgaria. Another major city on the river is Gabrovo, an early education and industrial hub of the country.

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👉 Yantra (river) in the context of Veliko Tarnovo

Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgarian: Велико Търново, romanized: Veliko Tarnovo, pronounced [vɛˈliko ˈtɤrnovo]; "Great Tarnovo") is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. It is the historical and spiritual capital of Bulgaria.

Often referred to as the "City of the Tsars", Veliko Tarnovo is located on the Yantra River and is famously known as the historical capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, attracting many tourists with its unique architecture. The old part of the town is situated on three hills, Tsarevets, Trapezitsa, and Sveta Gora, rising amidst the meanders of the Yantra. On Tsarevets are the palaces of the Bulgarian emperors and the Patriarchate, the Patriarchal Cathedral, and also a number of administrative and residential edifices surrounded by thick walls.

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Yantra (river) in the context of Dryanovo River

The Dryanovo or Dryanovska reka (Bulgarian: Дряновска река) is a 59 km-long river in northern Bulgaria, a left tributary of the Belitsa, itself a right tributary of the river Yantra of the Danube basin. It is the largest tributary of the Belitsa.

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Yantra (river) in the context of Belitsa (Yantra)

The Belitsa (Bulgarian: Белица) is a 57 km-long river in northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the river Yantra, itself a right tributary of the Danube.

The Belitsa takes its source under the name Stanchovhanska reka at an altitude of 718 m, on the southwestern foothills of the summit of Varbanov Chukar (829 m) in the Tryavna division of the Balkan Mountains. It flows northwest in a narrow forested valley until the village of Stanchov Han. The river then gradually turns north, northeast and east, and its valley widens. Downstream of the village of Kisyovtsi the Belitsa flows northwards. Downstream of Voneshta Voda it forms a gorge between the Gabrovo Heights to the west and the Elena Heights to the east. At the town of Debelets the river receives its largest tributary the Dryanovska reka and in 2 km flows into the Yantra at an altitude of 142 m in the Cholakovtsi neighbourhood of the city of Veliko Tarnovo.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Veliko Tarnovo ← Dryanovo River ← Tarnovo ← Belitsa (Yantra)
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Bulgarian language → Bulgaria → Danube → Sinuosity → Meander → Veliko Tarnovo → Second Bulgarian Empire → Gabrovo →