Iskar

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Iskar
Искър
Bulgaria - Iskar River

Bulgaria - Iskar River

Data
location Bulgaria
River system Danube
Drain over Danube  → Black Sea
source in the Rila Mountains
42 ° 11 ′ 39 ″  N , 23 ° 19 ′ 49 ″  E
Source height 2500  m
muzzle in the Danube Coordinates: 43 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  N , 24 ° 26 ′ 20 ″  E 43 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  N , 24 ° 26 ′ 20 ″  E

length 368 km
Catchment area 8600 km² (according to other sources 8650 km²)
Discharge at the gauge near the mouth MQ
 54 m³ / s
Reservoirs flowed through Iskar reservoir
IskaratGerman.JPG
Iskar river (red line) in Bulgaria

Iskar river (red line) in Bulgaria

Iskar ( Bulgarian Искър ; in ancient Greek  Οἶσκος Oiskos , also Ὄσκιος Oskios or Σκίος Skios , Latin Oescus ) is the second longest river in Bulgaria and a right-hand tributary of the Danube . It flows through western Bulgaria and, in its last section, crosses the historical landscape of Moesia . It has a length of 368 km and drains an area of ​​8,650 km².

The source of the Iskar is Lake Tschamowsko ( Чамовско езеро ) on the northern slope of the Rila Mountains - at an altitude of 2500  m . This original river is called the Right Iskar ( Прав Искър ) - it flows into the Black Iskar ( Черни Искър ). The actual river arises from the confluence of the Black Iskar ( Черни Искър ), Left Iskar ( Леви Искър ) and White Iskar ( Бели Искър ) rivers - all still in the Rila Mountains. The Iskar is dammed by the Iskar Reservoir , which is 30 km southeast of Sofia.

Then it flows close to Sofia and crosses the Sofia plain and the Balkan mountains in a narrow gorge from south to north. It is the only river that completely crosses the Balkan Mountains.

The Iskar flows near the village Gigen (Гиген) and near the former Roman fort Oescus (named after the then lat. Name of the river Oescus ) into the Danube .

The Thracians already called him Oescus . The Serdian tribe settled on its banks .

Tributaries of the Iskar

Main tributaries:

  • Little Iskar ( Малък Искър )
  • Old Iskar ( Стари Искър )
  • Golden Pangea ( Златна Панега )
  • Batulieska ( Батулийска река )
  • Palkaria ( Палакария )
  • Slivishka ( Сливнишка река )
  • Lesnowska ( Лесновска река )
  • Kakach ( Какач )
  • Blato ( Блато )
  • Ratchet ( Ръчене )
  • Gaberska ( Габерска река )

Web links

Commons : Iskar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Article Iskar in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D056720~2a%3D~2b%3DIskar