Svoge
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Svoge
| native_name = Своге
| native_name_lang = bul
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Svoge-station.jpg
| image_caption = View from the "Three Pines" area
| image_shield = Svoge gerb.svg
| pushpin_map = Bulgaria
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Svoge within Bulgaria
| coordinates = {{coord|42|58|N|23|21|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
| 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 ({{langx|bg|Своге}}, {{IPA|bg|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.[http://www.prokarstterra.bas.bg/geo21/2009/3-09/20-24.pdf www.prokarstterra.bas.bg], География, 3/2009.
Etymology
Honour
File:Central square of Svoge.jpg
Svoge Knoll on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Svoge.
References
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External links
- [https://svoge.com/ Local news site]
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