Slivnitsa
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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...
, 22 km away from Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, lying on the main road connecting the capital with the Bulgarian-Serbian border. Slivnitsa is part of Sofia Province
Sofia Province
Sofia Province is a province of Bulgaria. The province does not include Sofia in its territories, but Sofia however remains its administrative center...
and is close to the towns of Kostinbrod
Kostinbrod
Kostinbrod is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located 15 km west of the capital city of Sofia. It is located on two important transport corridors: Lom — Sofia — Thessaloniki and Sofia — Belgrade...
and Dragoman
Dragoman, Bulgaria
Dragoman is a small town in the Sofia Province, western Bulgaria. The town is located very close to the border with Serbia. the population is 3,522.-Honour:Dragoman Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Dragoman....
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Called by historians the "battle of the captains vs the generals," referring to the young Bulgarian army, whose highest rank went up to a captain, the Battle of Slivnitsa
Battle of Slivnitsa
Called by historians the "Battle of the captains vs the generals," referring to the young Bulgarian army, whose highest rank went up to a captain, the Battle of Slivnitsa was a decisive factor in the victory of the Bulgarian army over the Serbians on November 17–19, 1885 in the...
was a decisive factor in the victory of the Bulgarian Army over the Serbs between 17 and 19 November 1885. It solidified the unification
Bulgarian unification
The Unification of Bulgaria was the act of unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and the then-Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia in the autumn of 1885. It was co-ordinated by the Bulgarian Secret Central Revolutionary Committee...
between the Kingdom of 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...
and Eastern Rumelia
Eastern Rumelia
Eastern Rumelia or Eastern Roumelia was an administratively autonomous province in the Ottoman Empire and Principality of Bulgaria from 1878 to 1908. It was under full Bulgarian control from 1885 on, when it willingly united with the tributary Principality of Bulgaria after a bloodless revolution...
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A small mountain named Viskyar stands out to the south and the southwest of Slivnitsa. The mountain's highest peak is called Mechi Kamak (Мечи камък, "Bear's Stone") and is 1,077 m high. Viskyar is rich in archeological and historical remains. Important strategic and commercial roads, connecting the southern end of the Balkan peninsula with the Danube River and Western Europe
Western Europe
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, have passed through these lands since Antiquity. An interesting sight is the memorial church, built to the southeast of the Gurgulyat
Gurgulyat
Gurgulyat is a village in Slivnitsa municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 10 km south of the town of Slivnitsa. the village has a population of 40...
village.
Municipality
Slivnitsa is the seat of Slivnitsa municipality (part of Sofia Province), which also includes the following 12 villages:
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Galabovtsi Galabovtsi is a village in Slivnitsa municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 7 km south of the town of Slivnitsa.... Izvor, Sofia Province Izvor is a village in Slivnitsa municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 10 km west of the town of Slivnitsa.-References:*... Pishtane Pishtane is a small village in Slivnitsa municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 14 km south-west of the town of Slivnitsa.... Povalirazh Povalirazh is a small village in Slivnitsa municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 15 km south-west of the town of Slivnitsa. The village's name was first attested in 1576. It is a formation of the imperative povalí and the common noun razh , i.e. semantically... Radulovtsi Radulovtsi is a village in Slivnitsa municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 12 km south-west of the town of Slivnitsa.... Rakita, Sofia Province Rakita is a village in Slivnitsa municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 15 km west of the town of Slivnitsa.... |
External links
Slivnitsa's Community Website (in Bulgarian-Cyrillic) including the Football Team,
Slivnishki Geroii (Сливнишки герой ) Сливнишки герой