Official Name: | Letnitsa |
Native Name: | Летница |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
Subdivision Type1: | Provinces (Oblast) |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Letnitsa |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Subdivision Name1: | Lovech |
Population Total: | 3,739 |
Population As Of: | December 2009 |
Elevation M: | 85 |
Postal Code: | 5570 |
Area Code: | 06941 |
Coordinates: | 43.3167°N 29°W |
Leader Name: | Krasimir Dzhonev |
Letnitsa (Bulgarian: Летница in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈlɛtnit͡sɐ/, also transliterated Letnitza, Letnica) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, part of Lovech Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Letnitsa Municipality and lies in the northeastern part of the province, close to the town of Levski. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 3,739.[1]
Several export-focused manufacturers are based or have factories in Letnitsa. As of 2019, exports as a share of the municipality's total production are the second-highest in Bulgaria.[2] The town has among the highest average wages in Bulgaria. Among the largest employers and exporters in the town is Walltopia, which opened its climbing wall manufacturing facility in the town in 2010 and has since expanded it multiple times.[3]
Other companies in Letnitsa are mostly in the food and agriculture industries, the largest of which is frozen foods producer Bulgaria Foods.[4] [5]
Letnitsa municipality includes the following four places:
Letnitsa Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Letnitsa.