Svoge
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| Svoge | |
| Location of Svoge | |
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| Country | Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Sofia Province |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Emil Ivanov |
| Elevation | 679 m (2,228 ft) |
| Population (13.09.2005) | |
| - Total | 8,777 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 2260 |
| Area code(s) | 0726 |
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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Municipalities of Sofia Province |
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| Anton • Botevgrad • Bozhurishte • Chavdar • Chelopech • Dolna Banya • Dragoman • Elin Pelin • Etropole • Ihtiman • Godech • Gorna Malina • Koprivshtitsa • Kostenets • Kostinbrod • Mirkovo • Pirdop • Pravets • Samokov • Slivnitsa • Svoge • Zlatitsa |
