Svoge (Bulgarian: Своге, [ˈsfɔɡɛ]) is a town in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is located in the gorge of the Iskar River, at the place where the mountains Mala planina, Golema planina and Ponor meet, 40 km north of the capital Sofia. Svoge is the main town of the Svoge Municipality which is one of the largest municipalities in Bulgaria and includes also 37 villages & the town of Svoge itself. By Decree No. 546 of the Presidium of the National Assembly on 7 September 1964 Svoge was declared as a city.[1]
Svoge's name comes from the Bulgarian word svod (свод), meaning "vault, arch", due to the town's location as a vault where the rivers Iskar and Iskretska meet. In the local vernacular, svod got transformed to svoge.
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Svoge Central SquareSvoge Central Street - Tsar Kaloyan
svoge, bulgarian, Своге, ˈsfɔɡɛ, town, western, bulgaria, part, sofia, province, located, gorge, iskar, river, place, where, mountains, mala, planina, golema, planina, ponor, meet, north, capital, sofia, main, town, municipality, which, largest, municipalities. Svoge Bulgarian Svoge ˈsfɔɡɛ is a town in western Bulgaria part of Sofia Province It is located in the gorge of the Iskar River at the place where the mountains Mala planina Golema planina and Ponor meet 40 km north of the capital Sofia Svoge is the main town of the Svoge Municipality which is one of the largest municipalities in Bulgaria and includes also 37 villages amp the town of Svoge itself By Decree No 546 of the Presidium of the National Assembly on 7 September 1964 Svoge was declared as a city 1 Svoge SvogeTownView from the Three Pines areaCoat of armsSvogeLocation of Svoge within BulgariaCoordinates 42 58 N 23 21 E 42 967 N 23 350 E 42 967 23 350CountryBulgariaProvinceSofiaMunicipalitySvogeGovernment MayorEmil IvanovArea Total21 932 km2 8 468 sq mi Elevation679 m 2 228 ft Population 2015 Total8 258 Density0 38 km2 0 98 sq mi Contents 1 Etymology 2 Honour 3 References 4 External linksEtymology EditSvoge s name comes from the Bulgarian word svod svod meaning vault arch due to the town s location as a vault where the rivers Iskar and Iskretska meet In the local vernacular svod got transformed to svoge Honour Edit nbsp Svoge Central Square nbsp Svoge Central Street Tsar KaloyanSvoge Knoll on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands Antarctica is named after Svoge References Edit www prokarstterra bas bg Geografiya 3 2009 External links EditLocal news site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Svoge amp oldid 1156629307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
