The Lom is a river in northwestern Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, a right tributary of the Danube

Danube

The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

 flowing into it 1 km east of the town of Lom.

The river takes its source from the foot of Midzhur

Midzor

Midžor is a peak in the Balkan Mountains, situated on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia. At , it is the highest peak of the Western Balkan Mountains, as well as of Central SerbiaThe highest peak of Serbia is officially Đeravica in the Prokletije mountain range at , but is located in Kosovo....

 (2,168 m), the highest peak of western Stara Planina, on the Bulgarian-Serbia

Serbia

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n border, and mainly flows northeast until its upper course, where it heads north. It passes the villages of Gorni Lom

Gorni Lom

Gorni Lom is a village in north-western Bulgaria, Vidin Province. The population of Gorni Lom is 784.The village is situated in a mountainous region, on the upper stream of the Lom River. It is located in the foot of Midzhur, the highest peak in western Stara Planina. Gorni Lom is a starting point...

, Dolni Lom

Dolni Lom

Dolni Lom is a village in the municipality of Chuprene, in Vidin Province, in northwestern Bulgaria.-References:...

, Sredogriv

Sredogriv

Sredogriv is a village in the municipality of Chuprene, in Vidin Province, in northwestern Bulgaria.-References:...

, Falkovets, Ruzhintsi

Ruzhintsi

Ruzhintsi is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Ruzhintsi Municipality, which lies in the southeastern part of Vidin Province. Ruzhintsi is located 54 kilometres from the provincial capital Vidin and 43 kilometres from...

, Drazhintsi, Belo Pole

Belo pole

Belo Pole is a small village in southwestern Bulgaria. Administratively it is included in Blagoevgrad Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.-Geography:...

, Roglets, Drenovets, Topolovets, Knyazheva Mahala, Kriva Bara

Kriva bara, Montana Province

Kriva bara is a village in northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Brusartsi Municipality of the Montana Province.A village of the same name also exists in the Kozloduy municipality of the Vratsa Province in Bulgaria....

, Vasilovtsi

Vasilovtsi (Montana Province)

Vasilovtsi is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, located in the Brusartsi Municipality of the Montana Province. It is situated on the bank of the Lom River....

, Staliyska Mahala

Staliyska mahala

Staliyska mahala is a village in northwestern Bulgaria.It is located in the Lom Municipality of the Montana Province....

, Traykovo

Traykovo

Traykovo is a village in Northwestern Bulgaria.It is located in Lom Municipality, Montana Province....

, as well as three quarters of the town of Lom: Momin Brod, Dalgoshevtsi and Golintsi.