Zlatitsa

Coordinates: 42°43′N 24°08′E / 42.717°N 24.133°E / 42.717; 24.133
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Zlatitsa
Златица
Chitalishte Hristo Smirnenski
Chitalishte Hristo Smirnenski
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
2080
Area code0728

Zlatitsa (

Panagiurishte, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Pirdop and 32 kilometres (20 mi) northwest of Koprivshtitsa. The population is 5,286.[1]

Zlatitsa is situated at the crossroad between the first class I-6 road GyueshevoSofiaKarlovoBurgas and the second class II-37 road YablanitsaPanagyurishtePazardzhikDospat.[2] It is also served by railway line No. 3 Iliyantsi (Sofia)–Karlovo–SlivenKarnobatVarna operated by the Bulgarian State Railways.

9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Zlatitsa is the Old Kemer – a bridge spanning the river Topolnitsa from Roman times. The church complex called Spasovo Kladenche is 500 metres (550 yd) away from the town. The park monument Kambana can be found in the nearby village of Petrich.[citation needed]

The Battle of Zlatitsa was fought nearby on 12 December 1443.[3]

Between 1 April 1978 and 31 August 1991, Zlatitsa together with Pirdop formed a single town called Srednogorie.[4]

Notable people

References

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  2. ^ "A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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  4. ^ "Srednogorie". Retrieved 8 August 2017.

42°43′N 24°08′E / 42.717°N 24.133°E / 42.717; 24.133