Belitsa, Sofia Province

Belitsa
Белица
—  Village  —
Belitsa
Location of Belitsa
Coordinates:
Country  Bulgaria
Province (Oblast) Sofia Province
Municipality Ihtiman
Government
 • Mayor Margarita Petkova (mayor of Ihtiman)
Area
 • Total 73.353 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Elevation 962 m (3,156 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2062

Belitsa[1][2] (Bulgarian: Белица) is a village (село) in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Ihtiman municipality (община Ихтиман) of the Sofia Province (Софийска област).[1]

Belitsa is placed in the western parts of the Sredna Gora mountain. The village was formed in 2001 with the unification of the villages Sredishtna (Средищна), Suevtsi (Суевци) and Grozdyovtsi (Гроздьовци).[3] It is situated at 13 to the west of Poibrene on one of the roads between the capital Sofia and the town of Panagyurishte.

There is a monument to Vasil Ikonomov in the vicinity of the village.

References

  1. ^ a b Town of Belitsa, Municipality Ihtiman, District Sofia at Guide-Bulgaria.com
  2. ^ Belitsa, Sofiya, Bulgaria at GEOnet Names Server
  3. ^ Decision 848 of the Council of Ministers of 21.12.2001