Vit (river)

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.

Vit
The Vit near Toros during the 2005 European floods
Location
Country	Bulgaria
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Danube
• coordinates	43.6813°N 24.7428°E / 43.6813; 24.7428
Length	188.5 km (117.1 mi)[1]
Basin size	3,228 km2 (1,246 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea

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 (lit. 'White Vit') and Cherni Vit (lit. 'Black 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.

References

1. Statistical Yearbook 2017, National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria), p. 17