The Mativir (Bulgarian: Мътивир) is a river in southern Bulgaria, a right tributary river Topolnitsa,[1] a left tributary of the Maritsa. Its length is 61 km. The Mativir drains significant areas of the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora mountain range.
The river takes its source under the name Baba in the western part of the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora at an altitude of 963 m, some 1.3 km west of the village of Borika. In the first 2 km it flows north and then turns eastwards passing through a deep forested valley. At the confluence between the Baba, the Razhana and the Meshkovitsa at 693 m, now under the name Matnitsa, the river turns southeast and after 3 km it enters the Ihtiman Valley.[1] It the valley it flows in a corrected river bed. At 2 km north of the village of Mirovo it turns northeast, exits the valley and enters the Sersemkale Gorge between the ridges of Belitsa to the northwest and Eledzhik to the southeast, both part of Sredna Gora. It flows into the Topolnitsa Reservoir at an altitude of 393 m.[1]
Its drainage basin covers a territory of 412 km2 or 23% of the Topolnitsa's total.[1]
The Mativir has predominantly rain-snow feed with high water in March and low water in August. The average annual discharge at Sersemkale Gorge is 1.5 m3/s.[1]
Settlements and economyedit
The river flows entirely in Sofia Province. There are two settlements along its course, the village of Paunovo and the town of Ihtiman, both in Ihtiman Municipality. The river's waters are utilised for irrigation and industrial water supply in Ihtiman Valley.[1]
Between the confluence of the Baba, the Razhana and the Meshkovitsa and the village of Mirovo a section of the Bulgarian State Railways railway line No. 1 Kalotina–Sofia–Plovdiv–Svilengrad follows the Mativir valley.
^ ab"A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
Referencesedit
Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
May 09, 2024
mativir, bulgarian, Мътивир, river, southern, bulgaria, right, tributary, river, topolnitsa, left, tributary, maritsa, length, drains, significant, areas, ihtimanska, sredna, gora, mountain, range, locationcountrybulgariaphysical, characteristicssource, locati. The Mativir Bulgarian Mtivir is a river in southern Bulgaria a right tributary river Topolnitsa 1 a left tributary of the Maritsa Its length is 61 km The Mativir drains significant areas of the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora mountain range MativirLocationCountryBulgariaPhysical characteristicsSource locationwestern Sredna Gora coordinates42 28 57 N 23 38 26 88 E 42 48250 N 23 6408000 E 42 48250 23 6408000 elevation963 m 3 159 ft Mouth locationTopolnitsa Reservoir coordinates42 27 21 96 N 23 59 26 16 E 42 4561000 N 23 9906000 E 42 4561000 23 9906000 elevation393 m 1 289 ft Length61 km 38 mi Basin size412 km2 159 sq mi Basin featuresProgressionTopolnitsa Maritsa Contents 1 Geography 2 Settlements and economy 3 Citations 4 ReferencesGeography editThe river takes its source under the name Baba in the western part of the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora at an altitude of 963 m some 1 3 km west of the village of Borika In the first 2 km it flows north and then turns eastwards passing through a deep forested valley At the confluence between the Baba the Razhana and the Meshkovitsa at 693 m now under the name Matnitsa the river turns southeast and after 3 km it enters the Ihtiman Valley 1 It the valley it flows in a corrected river bed At 2 km north of the village of Mirovo it turns northeast exits the valley and enters the Sersemkale Gorge between the ridges of Belitsa to the northwest and Eledzhik to the southeast both part of Sredna Gora It flows into the Topolnitsa Reservoir at an altitude of 393 m 1 Its drainage basin covers a territory of 412 km2 or 23 of the Topolnitsa s total 1 The Mativir has predominantly rain snow feed with high water in March and low water in August The average annual discharge at Sersemkale Gorge is 1 5 m3 s 1 Settlements and economy editThe river flows entirely in Sofia Province There are two settlements along its course the village of Paunovo and the town of Ihtiman both in Ihtiman Municipality The river s waters are utilised for irrigation and industrial water supply in Ihtiman Valley 1 There are several important transport corridors along the Mativir valley These include a 15 km stretch of the Trakia motorway and a 16 km section of the first class I 8 road Kalotina Sofia Plovdiv Kapitan Andreevo 2 both part of the European route E80 There is also a 6 km stretch of the third class III 803 road Ihtiman Lesichovo Pazardzhik through the Sersemkale Gorge 2 Between the confluence of the Baba the Razhana and the Meshkovitsa and the village of Mirovo a section of the Bulgarian State Railways railway line No 1 Kalotina Sofia Plovdiv Svilengrad follows the Mativir valley Citations edit a b c d e f Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980 p 330 a b A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency Retrieved 3 January 2024 References editMichev Michev Nikolaj Nikolay Mihajlov Mihaylov Cvetko Tsvetko Vapcarov Vaptsarov Ivan Ivan Kiradzhiev Kiradzhiev Svetlin Svetlin 1980 Geografski rechnik na Blgariya Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria in Bulgarian Sofiya Sofia Nauka i kultura Nauka i kultura Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mativir amp oldid 1193545923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
