Osam

River in Bulgaria

Osam

Location
Country| Bulgaria
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Levski Peak
• coordinates| 42°43′11″N 24°46′49″E﻿ / ﻿42.71972°N 24.78028°E﻿ / 42.71972; 24.78028
• elevation| 1,821 m (5,974 ft)
Mouth|

• location

| Danube near Nikopol

• coordinates

| 43°42′7″N 24°51′10″E﻿ / ﻿43.70194°N 24.85278°E﻿ / 43.70194; 24.85278

• elevation

| 40 m (130 ft)
Length| 314.0 km (195.1 mi)[1]
Basin size| 2,838 km2 (1,096 sq mi)[1]
Discharge|
• average| 16.4 m3/s (580 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression| Danube→ Black Sea
River Osam at its joining the Danube river west of Nikopol

The Osam (Bulgarian: Осъм [ˈɔsɐm]) is a river in northern Bulgaria. Its drainage basin is between that of the river Vit to the west and the Yantra system to the east.[2] The river has two main tributaries in its upper course: the Black Osam takes its source from the foot of Levski Peak in the Balkan Mountains, at an altitude of 1,821 m (5,974 ft), while the White Osam has its source on the northern slopes of the Kozya Stena peak. In Troyan, the black and white Osams join. It runs north towards Lovech, then north-east until Letnitsa and Levski, where it turns north-west until it flows into the Danube 5 km west of the town of Nikopol. The ancient name of the river was Assamus.

## References

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1. ^ a b Statistical Yearbook 2017, National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria), p. 17
2. ^ "ДУНАВСКИ РАЙОН - Поречието на р. Осъм". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-07-13. Поречието на р. Осъм

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The Danube

Countries|

* Germany
* Austria
* Slovakia
* Hungary
* Croatia
* Serbia
* Bulgaria
* Romania
* Moldova
* Ukraine

Cities|

* Ulm
* Ingolstadt
* Regensburg
* Passau
* Linz
* Vienna
* Bratislava
* Győr
* Budapest
* Vukovar
* Novi Sad
* Belgrade
* Smederevo
* Vidin
* Ruse
* Brăila
* Galați
* Reni
* Izmail
* Kiliia
* Tulcea

Tributaries|

* Iller
* Lech
* Regen
* Isar
* Inn
* Morava
* Váh
* Hron
* Ipeľ/Ipoly
* Drava
* Tisza/Tisa
* Sava
* Timiș/Tamiš
* Great Morava
* Timok
* Jiu
* Iskar
* Olt
* Osam
* Yantra
* Vedea
* Argeș
* Ialomița
* Siret
* Prut

Canals|

* Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
* Danube–Black Sea Canal

See also|

* Breg
* Brigach
* Source
* Danube Bend
* Danube Delta
* List of islands in the Danube
* List of crossings of the Danube
* Internationalization

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Lovech Municipality

Capital: Lovech

Villages|

* Ablanitsa
* Aleksandrovo
* Bahovitsa
* Balgarene
* Brestovo
* Chavdartsi
* Dabrava
* Devetaki
* Doyrentsi
* Drenov
* Goran
* Gorno Pavlikene
* Gostinya
* Khlevene
* Izvorche
* Kakrina
* Kazachevo
* Leshnitsa
* Lisets
* Malinovo
* Prelom
* Presyaka
* Radyuvene
* Skobelevo
* Slatina
* Slavyani
* Slivek
* Smochan
* Sokolovo
* Stefanovo
* Tepava
* Umarevtsi
* Vladinya
* Yoglav

Landmarks|

* Covered Bridge
* Osam river

Culture|

* Battle of Lovcha
* Litex Lovech
* Radyuvene treasure

Notable people|

* Joseph I of Bulgaria
* Georgi Ivanov
* Dimitar Dimov
* Simeon Djankov
* Panayot Pipkov
* Petar Houbchev

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