Svoge Explained

Svoge
Native Name:Своге
Native Name Lang:bul
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Svoge within Bulgaria
Coordinates:42.9667°N 44°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bulgaria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sofia
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Svoge
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Emil Ivanov
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:21,932
Elevation M:679
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:8,258
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:2260

Svoge (Bulgarian: Своге, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈsfɔɡɛ/) is a town in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is located in the gorge of the Iskar River, at the place where the mountains Mala planina, Golema planina, and Ponor meet, 40 km north of the capital Sofia. Svoge is the main town of the Svoge Municipality which is one of the largest municipalities in Bulgaria and includes also 37 villages & the town of Svoge itself. By Decree No. 546 of the Presidium of the National Assembly on 7 September 1964 Svoge was declared as a city.[1]

Etymology

Svoge's name comes from the Bulgarian word svod (свод), meaning "vault, arch", due to the town's location as a vault where the rivers Iskar and Iskretska meet. In the local vernacular, svod got transformed to svoge.

Honour

Svoge Knoll on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Svoge.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.prokarstterra.bas.bg/geo21/2009/3-09/20-24.pdf www.prokarstterra.bas.bg