Varbitsa
The Varbitsa is a 98 km long river in the eastern Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. It is the longest and the largest tributary of the Arda, the main river of mountain range, itself a tributary of the Maritsa.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Golyama”, “Ryeka Suyutlyu-Chay”, “Sjutlijka”, “Syutlika”, “Varbitsa River”, “Vırbitsa”, and “Сютлийка”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Vishegrad and Широко поле.
Vishegrad
Castle
Широко поле
Railway stop
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lisitsite and Sedlovina.
Lisitsite
Village
Lisitsite is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria.
Sedlovina
Village
Shiroko pole
Village
Shiroko pole is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. Shiroko pole is situated 2½ km northeast of Varbitsa.
Varbitsa
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.61667° or 41° 37′ north
Longitude
25.45° or 25° 27′ east
Elevation
219 metres (719 feet)
Open location code
8GH7JC8X+MX
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Varbitsa” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Varbitsa”
- Bulgarian: “Varbitsa”
- Bulgarian: “Върбица”
- Cebuano: “Vŭrbitsa”
- Hebrew: “וארביצה (נהר)”
- Irish: “Varbitsa”
- Polish: “Wyrbica”
- Russian: “Вырбица”
- Swedish: “Vărbitsa”
- Turkish: “Söğütlü”
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