Svoge

The Svoge municipality is located in and around the Iskar Gorge of the Balkan Range, South-West Bulgaria in Sofia District. The Municipality consists of 1 town (Svoge) and 37 villages. Several larger privatized enterprises and some new private companies outline the economic profile of the Svoge Municipality: Kraft Foods Bulgaria AD - chocolate products; Grafobal Bulgaria AD - production of cardboard packaging and others.

Svoge Municipality lies in a geographic area of strongly rugged mountainous terrain, with a number of gorges, precipices and caves. The mountain massif in the region is mostly of karst origin. Some of the municipality`s landmarks include the picturesque scenery of the Iskar Gorge, the Lakatnik Rocks and the numerous caves. An interesting natural site is the Grohoten Peak -1,045 m. The locality is home of a number of plant varieties and animal species, including over 40 species included in Bulgaria`s Red Book, the most famous being the imperial eagle. On the territory of the municipality there are two big karst springs - near the village of Iskrets and near the Lakatnik Rocks.

Cities and villages in Svoge municipality: Village of Bakyovo, Village of Batulia, Village of Bov, Village of Bov (station), Village of Breze, Village of Brezovdol, Village of Bukovets, Village of Dobarchin, Village of Dobravitsa, Village of Drujevo, Village of Elenov dol, Village of Gabrovnitsa, Village of Gubislav, Village of Iskrets, Village of Jelen, Village of Lakatnik, Village of Lakatnik (station), Village of Leskovdol, Village of Levishte, Village of Lukovo, Village of Manastirishte, Village of Milanovo, Village of Ogoya, Village of Opletnya, Village of Osenovlag, Village of Rebrovo, Village of Redina, Village of Svidnya, Town of Svoge, Village of Tompsun, Village of Tseretsel, Village of Tserovo, Village of Vlado Trichkov, Village of Yablanitsa, Village of Zanoge, Village of Zasele, Village of Zavidovtsi, Village of Zimevitsa