Voynegovtsi
Voynegovtsi | |
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Village | |
Voynegovtsi | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′3.19″N 23°25′20.07″E / 42.8008861°N 23.4222417°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Sofia City |
| Municipality | Stolichna Municipality |
| Elevation | 599 m (1,965 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 801 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 1223 |
Voynegovtsi (Bulgarian: Войнеговци) is a village in Novi Iskar district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located some 17 km north of the city center. As of 2024 it has 801 inhabitants.[1]
Geography
The village is situated at an altitude of 599 m on the southern slopes of the Balkan Mountains facing the northern part of the Sofia Valley. There are several villa areas around the village.
Administratively, Voynegovtsi is part of the Novi Iskar district of Stolichna Municipality in the northern part of the Sofia City Province. It has a territory of 17.714 km2.[2] The closest settlements are the villages of Lokorsko to the east, Negovan to the south, Svetovrachene to the southwest, and Podgumer to the west.
Voynegovtsi is located north of the Sofia Ring Road and lies close to the Europe motorway (A6). It is served by two bus lines of the Sofia Public Transport that connect it to the downtown near the Sofia Metro and the Sofia Central Station.[3]
Culture
The local cultural center, known in Bulgarian as a chitalishte, was founded in 1928 and is named after the Bulgarian national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski.[4]
Citations
- ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Voynegovtsi". Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Chitalishte Vasil Levski-1928, Voynegovtsi". Register of the Chitalishta of Bulgaria. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
References
- Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).