Svoge

Svoge Своге
Town
View from the "Three Pines" area
Coat of arms
Svoge Location of Svoge within Bulgaria
Coordinates:42°58′N23°21′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Sofia
Municipality	Svoge
Government
• Mayor	Emil Ivanov
Area
• Total	21,932 km2(8,468 sq mi)
Elevation	679 m (2,228 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	8,258
• Density	0.38/km2(0.98/sq mi)

Svoge(Bulgarian:Своге,[ˈsfɔɡɛ]) is a town in westernBulgaria,part ofSofia Province.It is located in the gorge of theIskar River,at the place where the mountains Mala planina, Golema planina, and Ponor meet, 40 km north of the capitalSofia.Svoge is the main town of theSvoge Municipalitywhich is one of the largest municipalities inBulgariaand includes also 37villages& 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.

Etymology

Svoge's name comes from theBulgarianwordsvod(свод), meaning "vault, arch", due to the town's location as a vault where the riversIskarand Iskretska meet. In the local vernacular,svodgot transformed tosvoge.

Honour

Svoge Central Square

Svoge Central Street - Tsar Kaloyan

Svoge KnollonLivingston Islandin theSouth Shetland Islands,Antarcticais named after Svoge.

External links

• Local news site