| 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]