Kazichene Explained

Official Name:Kazichene
Native Name:Казичене
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kazichene
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Population Total:4997
Population As Of:1.1.2007
Elevation M:570
Postal Code:1532
Area Code:02992
Coordinates:42.6667°N 51°W
Leader Name:Grigor Grigorov

Kazichene (Bulgarian: Казичене in Bulgarian pronounced as /kɐˈzit͡ʃɛnɛ/) is a large village in the Pancharevo district to the east of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. As of 2007, the village officially had 4,977 inhabitants.[1] Because of its close proximity to the Sofia ring road and the nearby railroad, over the past decade the area has developed into an industrial-storage zone with a logistics center and offices of a number of prominent companies such as Werta Logistics, Balkan Steel Engineering, and the Chipita snacks factory.[2] [3] [4] [5]

There is a large lake near Kazichene where the Litex water park is located. Built in the mid-1980s, today the park is the only place in Bulgaria offering boatless water skiing and wakeboarding.[6] [7]

The village has a single football club, FC Kazichene, playing in the Bulgarian fourth division, known as the A OFG.[8] Several prominent footballers have ended their careers there, including Emil Kremenliev and Ivan Vasilev. The town is also known for being the birthplace of Plamen Krumov, a current Levski Sofia footballer, and Borislav Stoyanov, who plays for SV Schwarzhofen.

Kazichene Cove on Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Kazichene.[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Kazichene Village of Kazichene
  2. http://www.investor.bg/?id=49330 Kazichene is turning into one of the most promising logistics zones near Sofia
  3. http://www.werta.net/news.php Railway transports and transhipment of waggons at Kazichene railway station
  4. http://news.dnevnik.bg/?y=2004&m=3&d=18 Greek Chipita International unit to buy Bulgarian Royal Foods
  5. http://www.balkansteel.com/en/Store+Houses/storehouses.html Balkan Steel Engineering - Store Houses
  6. http://www.blueroom.info/Hidropark_Liteks_Kazichene-68.htm Hydropark Litex, Kazichene
  7. http://www.kitesurf-varna.com/p/Wake_Boards_Kazichene/ Wakeboarding Weekend in Sofia
  8. http://www.bulgarian-football.com/bg/sf.html#s 2009/10 Bulgarian A OFG Standings
  9. http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=136868 SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica: