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