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.Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Golyama”, “Ryeka Suyutlyu-Chay”, “Sjutlijka”, “Syutlika”, and “Varbitsa River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vishegrad and Широко поле.
Vishegrad
Castle
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vishegrad is a medieval fortress in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria rising over a promontory in the valley of the river Arda. About one kilometer south on another hill lie the ruins of an ancient Thracian fort. Its name means High Town. Vishegrad is situated 3½ km west of Varbitsa.
Широко поле
Railway stop
Photo: Dirillo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Широко поле is a railway stop, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Varbitsa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lisitsite and Sedlovina.
Lisitsite
Village
Lisitsite is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. The village is located in Rhodope Mountains on the banks of the Arda river.
Sedlovina
Village
Sedlovina is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. Sedlovina is situated 2½ km northwest of Varbitsa.
Shiroko pole
Village
Shiroko pole is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria. On the shores of the Studen Kladenets Reservoir of the river Arda south of the village is located the medieval Bulgarian fortress of Monyak. Shiroko pole is situated 2½ km northeast of Varbitsa.
Varbitsa
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Varbitsa” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Varbitsa”
- Bulgarian: “Varbitsa”
- Bulgarian: “Върбица”
- Bulgarian: “Сютлийка”
- Cebuano: “Vŭrbitsa”
- Hebrew: “וארביצה (נהר)”
- Irish: “Varbitsa”
- Polish: “Wyrbica”
- Russian: “Вырбица”
- Swedish: “Vărbitsa”
- Turkish: “Söğütlü”
- Turkish: “Vırbitsa”
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