Свищов

Свищов is an appellation in Bulgaria in Belene and Svishtov Municipality.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

ЗНП (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2007-05-10

Area

92,001 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

36.24 × 46.92 km

Centre

43.5380° N, 25.3715° E

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamza, Merlot

Min planting density

1,112 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

9.1 km south of Svishtov

Nearest city

58 km south-west of Ruse 121,168 people

To the sea

206 km

Rivers nearby

Danube (13 km) · Yantra (20 km) · Vedea (20 km)

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon (United States), Niagara Lakeshore (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

14–252 m

Mean elevation

96 m

Measured over the whole outline on 300,968 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 2

• Belene
• Svishtov Municipality

Sources

EU register of geographical indications