Vit (river) explained

Vit
Mouth Location:Danube
Mouth Coordinates:43.6813°N 24.7428°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Bulgaria
Length:188.5km (117.1miles)[1]
Basin Size:3228km2

The Vit also Vid (Bulgarian: Вит; Latin: Utus) is a river in central northern Bulgaria with a length of 188 km. It is a tributary of the Danube. The source of the Vit is in Stara Planina, below Vezhen Peak at an altitude of 2,030 meters. 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. At Teteven, the river is formed by the confluence of Beli Vit and Cherni Vit .

The river's name comes from Thracian *ūt, a word for "water" (cf. Greek ὕδωρ, hudōr).

Vit Ice Piedmont in Antarctica is named after the river.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/publications/God2017.pdf Statistical Yearbook 2017