Letnitsa

{{Distinguish|Letnica (disambiguation){{!}}Letnica}}

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Letnitsa ({{langx|bg|Летница}} {{IPA|bg|ˈlɛtnit͡sɐ|}}, also transliterated Letnitza, Letnica) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, part of Lovech Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Letnitsa Municipality and lies in the northeastern part of the province, close to the town of Levski. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 3,739.{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113165731/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588 |date=2010-11-13 }}

Economy

Several export-focused manufacturers are based or have factories in Letnitsa. As of 2019, exports as a share of the municipality's total production are the second-highest in Bulgaria.{{Cite web|last=ИПИ|date=2021-07-09|title=Ботевград, Летница и Руен са общините с най-голям относителен дял на износа|url=https://money.bg/economics/botevgrad-letnitsa-i-ruen-sa-obshtinite-s-nay-golyam-otnositelen-dyal-na-iznosa.html|access-date=2022-02-07|website=Money.bg|language=bulgarian}} The town has among the highest average wages in Bulgaria. Among the largest employers and exporters in the town is Walltopia, which opened its climbing wall manufacturing facility in the town in 2010 and has since expanded it multiple times.{{Cite web|title=Община Летница е с най-голям ръст на работещите, Мизия е на обратния полюс*|url=https://www.mediapool.bg/obshtina-letnitsa-e-s-nai-golyam-rast-na-raboteshtite-miziya-e-na-obratniya-polyus-news294577.html|access-date=2022-02-07|website=Mediapool.bg|language=bg-BG}}

Other companies in Letnitsa are mostly in the food and agriculture industries, the largest of which is frozen foods producer Bulgaria Foods.{{Cite web|title=EUROPA - EURES - Labour market information|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eures/printLMIText.jsp?lmiLang=en®ionId=BG3&catId=9429|access-date=2022-02-07|website=ec.europa.eu}}{{Cite web|last=Еconomic.bg|date=2016-06-20|title=Разкриват 400 нови работни места в Летница|url=https://www.economic.bg/bg/a/view/razkrivat-400-novi-rabotni-mesta-v-letnitsaaa-60047|access-date=2022-02-07|website=Еconomic.bg|language=bulgarian}}

Municipality

Letnitsa municipality includes the following four places:

Honour

Letnitsa Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Letnitsa.

References

Category:Populated places in Lovech Province

Category:Towns in Bulgaria