Svoge
Svoge | |
|---|---|
  Svoge Location o Svoge | |
| Coordinates: 42°58′N 23°21′E / 42.967°N 23.350°ECoordinates: 42°58′N 23°21′E / 42.967°N 23.350°E | |
| Kintra | Bulgarie |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Sofia Province |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Zhoro Tsvetkov |
| Elevation | 679 m (2,228 ft) |
| Population (01.02.2011) | |
| • Total | 8,258 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2260 |
| Area code(s) | 0726 |
Svoge (Bulgarie: Своге, read & pronooncit "Svogé") is a toun in wastren Bulgarie, pairt o Sofia Province. It is locatit in the gorge o the Iskar River, at the place whaur the muntains Mala planina, Golema planina an Ponor meet, 40 km north o the caipital Sofia. Svoge is the main town of the Svoge Municipality which is ane o the lairgest municipalities in Bulgarie an includes 37 veelages & the toun o Svoge itsel an aw.
Etymology
[eedit | eedit soorce]Svoge's name comes frae the Bulgarie wird svod (свод), meanin "vault, arch", due tae the toun's location as a vault whaur the rivers Iskar an Iskretska meet. In the local vernacular, svod got transformit tae svoge.
Honour
[eedit | eedit soorce]Svoge Knoll on Livingston Island in the Sooth Shetland Islands, Antarcticae is namit efter Svoge.
