Opitsvet, Bulgaria | |
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 Opitsvet |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Native Name: | Опицвет |
Subdivision Name1: | Sofia |
Population Total: | 368 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Elevation M: | 576 |
Postal Code: | 2235 |
Area Code: | 07110 |
Blank Info: | B |
Blank Name: | License plate |
Coordinates: | 42.8667°N 29°W |
Opitsvet (bg|Опицвет) is a village in Kostinbrod Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 31 km from the capital city of Sofia and 11 km west of the town of Kostinbrod. The village was first mentioned as Opiçvud and Opiçved in Ottoman registers of 1576. The name may be linked to the adjective from lop ("butterbur") and the common noun tsvet ("blossom").[1]
Opitsvet Lake in Antarctica is named after the village.