| Rabrovska reka | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Balkan Mountains |
| • coordinates | 43°55′41.16″N 22°25′28.92″E / 43.9281000°N 22.4247000°E |
| • elevation | 328 m (1,076 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Danube |
• coordinates | 44°1′14.16″N 22°39′28.92″E / 44.0206000°N 22.6580333°E |
• elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Length | 26 km (16 mi) |
| Basin size | 137 km2 (53 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Topolovets→ Danube |
The Rabrovska reka (Bulgarian: Рабровска река) is a river in northwestern Bulgaria, a left tributary of the Topolovets, itself a right tributary of the Danube. Its length is 26 km.[1]
The river takes its source under the name Boynishka reka at an altitude of 328 m some 1.2 km northwest of the village of Golemanovo in the northwesternmost part of the Balkan Mountains. It flows in the western Danubian Plain in direction northeast. In its last 3 km it runs eastwards before flowing into the Topolovets at an altitude of 87 m about 3.3 km downstream from the village of Dolni Boshnyak.[1]
Its drainage basin covers a territory of 137 km2, or 24% of the Topolovets's total.[1]
The Rabrovska reka flows entirely in Vidin Province. From its mouth upstream runs a 12 km stretch of the third class III-121 road Inovo–Boynitsa–Kula.[2] Its waters are utilized for irrigation via the Golemanovo Reservoir.[1] Some 3 km downstream from the river's source is located the Albotin Monastery, a medieval Bulgarian cave sanctuary with fresco fragments dating from the 14th century during the Second Bulgarian Empire.
- ^ a b c d Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 396
- ^ "A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 24 July 2024.