Vit

Vit
The Vit near during the 2005 European floods
Location
Country	Bulgaria
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Danube
• coordinates	43°40′53″N 24°44′34″E / 43.6813°N 24.7428°E / 43.6813; 24.7428Coordinates: 43°40′53″N 24°44′34″E / 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

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 Danube. The source of the Vit is in Stara Planina, below Vezhen Peak at an altitude of 2,030 m, and it empties into the Danube close to . The river has a watershed area of 3,228 km², its main tributaries being , and .

Towns on or close to the river include Teteven, Pleven, Dolni Dabnik, Dolna Mitropoliya and Gulyantsi.

The river's name comes from Thracian Utus, a word for "water" (cf. IE *udes).

Vit Ice Piedmont in Antarctica is named after the river.

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