Belene Island
Belene Island or Persin Island is the biggest island in Bulgarian waters. The island is formed by the Danube River splitting into two branches passing north and south of it.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Belene”, “Beskutsko-Blato”, and “Ostrov Persin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Construction site of Belene Nuclear Power Plant.
Construction site of Belene Nuclear Power Plant
The Belene Nuclear Power Plant is an abandoned nuclear power plant 3 km from Belene and 11 km from Svishtov in Pleven Province, northern Bulgaria, on the right bank of the Danube River.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belene.
Belene
Town
Photo: Clearvision, Public domain.
Belene is a town in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Belene Municipality. The town is situated on the right bank of the Danube river, close to the town of Svishtov.
Belene Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Pleven, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.66198° or 43° 39′ 43″ northLongitude
25.19934° or 25° 11′ 58″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8GM7M56X+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 151209185OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Belene Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة بيليين”
- Basque: “Belene uhartea”
- Bulgarian: “Belene”
- Bulgarian: “Белене”
- Bulgarian: “Беленски остров”
- Bulgarian: “Остров Белене”
- Bulgarian: “Персин”
- Cebuano: “Ostrov Belene”
- Chinese: “貝萊內島”
- Croatian: “Belene (otok)”
- Croatian: “Belene”
- Czech: “Belene”
- Czech: “Persin”
- Czech: “Persina”
- French: “Béléné (Ile)”
- French: “Béléné”
- German: “Belene (Insel)”
- German: “Belene”
- German: “Naturpark Persina”
- Greek: “Νήσος Μπελένε”
- Greek: “Πέρσιν”
- Hebrew: “בלן (אי)”
- Italian: “Isola di Belene”
- Japanese: “ベレネ島”
- Macedonian: “Белене”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Belene øy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Øya Belene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Persin øy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Остров Белене”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Остров Персин”
- Polish: “Belene (wyspa)”
- Polish: “Belene”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Belene”
- Romanian: “Insula Belene”
- Serbian: “Белене”
- Spanish: “Isla Belene”
- Swedish: “Ostrov Belene”
- Turkish: “Belene Adası”
- Ukrainian: “Белене”
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Highlights include Персин and Kitka.
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