Vit (river)

For other uses, see VIT (disambiguation).

Vit
The Vit near Toros during the 2005 European floods
Location
Country	Bulgaria
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Danube
• coordinates	43.6813°N 24.7428°E / 43.6813; 24.7428
Length	167.5 km (104.1 mi)
Basin size	3,228 km2 (1,246 sq mi)
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 168 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 Somovit. The river has a watershed area of 3,228 km², its main tributaries being Kamenska reka, Kalnik and Tuchenitsa.

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.