Svoge
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| Province (oblast) |
Sofia Province |
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| Population | 8,777 (13.09.2005) |
| Altitude | 679 m |
| Postal code | 2260 |
| Area code | 0726 |
| Geographic coordinates |
42° 58' north, 23° 21' east |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer) |
| Mayor | Emil Ivanov |
Svoge (Bulgarian: Своге, ['svɔ.gɛ]) 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's centre.
Svoge's name comes from the Bulgarian word svod (свод), "vault, arch", due to the town's location as a vault where the rivers Iskar and Iskretska meet. In the local vernacular, svod got transformed to svoge.
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