Lakatnik ( bg, Лакатник ) is a small

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located in Svoge Municipality, near the Lakatnik rocks. The village has a

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called Gara Lakatnik on the train line

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located 8 km north of the village. During the years the train station turned into in a separate settlement. Lakatnik will co-host the Bulgarian National Youth Games in August 2017. The other host villages will be Bov,

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Bov and

Lakatnik. The cycling events will take part in the village.

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Villages in Sofia Province {{Bulgaria-geo-stub