Kladnitsa is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in
Southern Bulgaria. The village is located in
Pernik Municipality
Pernik Municipality ( bg, Община Перник) is a municipality in the Pernik Province of Bulgaria.
Demography
At the 2011 census, the population of Pernik was 97,181. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (91.4%) with a minority of Gy ...
,
Pernik Province. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Kladnica currently has a population of 1277 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.
Geography
Kladnitsa village is located in the Southern parts of
Vitosha mountain. Some mountain routes leading to
Cherni Vrah, the highest peak in the mountain pass through the village, making it an attractive tourist destination.
Dam Studena is located 4 kilometers away from the village.
It is one of the oldest villages in the mountain. It is located at an average elevation of 999 meters. The village is located 22 kilometers away from the capital
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
, and 16 kilometers away from
Pernik.
Buildings
* There is an elementary school “Kliment Ohridski” in the village.
* The community hall and library “Probuda” was built in 1937.
Mountain routes
Many of the mountain routes from the capital
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
in the Vitosha mountain pass through Kladnitsa village.
Two of them start from
Boyana District, pass through the village, and head for
Cherni Vrah. There is the Kladnishka river, which passes near the village, which also makes it an attractive place for hiking.
Ethnicity
According to the Bulgarian population census in
2011
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.
References
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Villages in Pernik Province