Opitsvet

Opitsvet Опицвет
Opitsvet Location of Opitsvet
Coordinates: 42°52′N 23°6′E / 42.867°N 23.100°E / 42.867; 23.100
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Sofia
Government
• Mayor	Krasimir Kunchev
Elevation	576 m (1,890 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	368
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	2235
Area code(s)	07110
License plate	B

Opitsvet (Bulgarian: Опицвет) is a village in Kostinbrod Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 31 km from the capital city of Sofia and 11 km west of the town of Kostinbrod. The village was first mentioned as Opiçvud and Opiçved in Ottoman registers of 1576. The name may be linked to the adjective from lop ("butterbur") and the common noun tsvet ("blossom").^[1]

References

↑ Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М. (2002). Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник (in Bulgarian). София: Пенсофт. p. 152. ISBN 954-642-168-5. OCLC 57603720.

Coordinates: 42°52′N 23°06′E / 42.867°N 23.100°E / 42.867; 23.100

Kostinbrod Municipality

Capital: Kostinbrod

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