Rayanovtsi
Rayanovtsi covers the wet meadows located in the valley between the town of Dragoman and the village of Tsruklevtsi, including the Dragoman Marsh, Chepun Ridge and the karst hills stretching from Drag... more>> |
Western Balkan
The boundaries of the area almost coincide with the orographic scope of the western share of the main Balkan Mountain chain, to the north-west stretching from the grounds of the villages Rakovitsa and... more>> |
Kresna Gordge
Kresna is situated in South-west Bulgaria along the Struma River valley in the region of Kresna Gorge. On the south it reaches the villages Palat and Drakata, on the north – the village Krupnik, on th... more>> |
Dolni Bogrov-Kazichene
A swampy area in the plain of Sofia, between the villages of Dolni Bogrov and Kazichene, intersected by drainage canals. In winter the marshy spots do not freeze because of the mineral spring feeding ... more>> |
Ponor
"The area covers the Ponor Mountain with altitude of 900 to 1,400 m, situated some 50 km north-west of the capital city of Sofia. It is part of the Western Stara Planina (Balkan Mountain Range). The b... more>> |
Orsoya Fish-ponds
Fishponds overgrown with hygrophyte vegetation, occupying the place of the former Orsoysko Marsh, together with the flooded territories around it. The fishponds are located in North-west Bulgaria, bet... more>> |
Ibisha Island
"An island in the Danube (km 717), covered by tree vegetation, with the adjacent section of the river and the river banks, located to the north of the village of Dolni Tsibar, east from the town of Lo... more>> |
Island near Gorni Tzibar
A newly formed island on the Danube (km 715), covered with young tree vegetation, located east of Ibisha Island and north-east of the village of Gorni Tsibar. Typical for the island are the big sand d... more>> |
Zlatiata
Zlatiata is located in north-western Bulgaria, in the Danubian Plain, between the Danube river and the town of Kozloduy to the north, the road connecting the towns of Vulchedrum and Hayredin to the so... more>> |
Pyasachnik Reservoir
Pyasachnik reservoir is established on the river bearing the same name, at about 2 km north-west of the village of Ljuben, Plovdiv District. The reservoir collects the waters of two more rivers – the ... more>> |
Central Balkan
The Central Balkan covers the northern and southern slopes of the highest part of the Balkan Mountain chain (Zlatitsa – Teteven and Troyan – Kalofer) from 500 to 2,376 m altitude. The base rock is sil... more>> |
Krumovitza
"The area includes the valleys in the middle course of the Krumovitsa River and its tributary Djushun Dere with the adjacent hills and slopes of the Eastern Rhodopes. It covers the sections of the Kru... more>> |
Studen Kladenets
"A water reservoir established in the rocky defile of the Arda River, with vertical cliffs, steep banks covered by scant vegetation and the adjacent maintain hills. It is located in the Eastern Rhodop... more>> |
Madzharovo
A part of the deep, narrow valley of the Arda river, surrounded by mountain slopes and rock massifs up to 150 m high. The area is located in the Eastern Rhodopes, between the village of Borislavtsi an... more>> |
Konush Reservoir
Konush reservoir is located immediately next to the village of Konush, 15 km north-east of the town of Asenovgrad. To the south and west it is surrounded by farmland. To the east it borders on a dirt ... more>> |
Plovdiv Fish-ponds
Fishponds overgrown with marsh vegetation, located to the north of the city of Plovdiv. The general appearance of the fishponds are determined by water basins, overgrown with hygrophyte vegetation, do... more>> |
Belene Islands Complex
The site includes the biggest Bulgarian Danube island, Belene, with the three freshwater marshes on its territory, surrounded by old riverine willow forests, as well as the nearby islands Milka and Ki... more>> |
Vardim Island
"Vardim Island is entirely covered by natural forest of riverine type, which in its western part has been cut down and turned into an acacia plantation. The island is located in the Danube from km 546... more>> |
Byala Reka
The area covers the Byala Reka watershed in the most south-eastern part of the Eastern Rhodopes, immediately next to the state border with Greece. It includes the Byala Reka valley and the surrounding... more>> |
Radinchevo
Rocky, at certain spots eroded region with shrub vegetation and forests in the south-western Sakar. It is located on the left bank of the Maritsa river, to the north-east of the river, reaching on the... more>> |
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