Letnitsa ( bg, Летница , also transliterated ''Letnitza'', ''Letnica'') is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in central northern

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

, part of

Lovech Province Lovech Province ( bg, Област Ловеч, translit=Oblast Lovech, former name Lovech okrug) is one of the 28 provinces of Bulgaria, lying at the northern centre of the country. It is named after its main city - Lovech. As of December 200 ...

. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous

Letnitsa Municipality Letnitsa Municipality ( bg, Община Летница) is a small Municipalities of Bulgaria, municipality (''obshtina'') in Lovech Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located on the border between the area of the Fore-Balkan and the Danubian Plai ...

and lies in the northeastern part of the province, close to the town of Levski. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,739 inhabitants.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009

Economy

Several export-focused manufacturers are based or have factories in Letnitsa. As of 2019, exports as a share of the municipality's total production are the second-highest in Bulgaria. The town has among the highest average wages in Bulgaria. Among the largest employers and exporters in the town is

Walltopia Walltopia AD is a Bulgarian climbing wall and active entertainment manufacturer. It was founded in 1998 by Ivaylo Penchev and Metin Musov. Originally exclusively a climbing wall and other artificial rock surfaces manufacturer, since 2012 the compa ...

, which opened its

climbing wall A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with grips for hands and feet, usually used for indoor climbing, but sometimes located outdoors. Some are brick or wooden constructions, but on most modern walls, the material most often used i ...

manufacturing facility in the town in 2010 and has since expanded it multiple times. Other companies in Letnitsa are mostly in the food and agriculture industries, the largest of which is frozen foods producer Bulgaria Foods.

Municipality

Letnitsa municipality includes the following four places: *

Gorsko Slivovo Gorsko Slivovo is a village in Letnitsa Municipality, Lovech Province, northern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the easte ...

Karpachevo Karpachevo is a village in Letnitsa Municipality, Lovech Province, northern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern f ...

Krushuna Krushuna ( bg, Крушуна ) is a village in Letnitsa Municipality, Lovech Province, northern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situ ...

* Letnitsa

Honour

Letnitsa Glacier Letnitsa Glacier ( bg, ледник Летница, lednik Letnitsa, ) is a long glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range east of Organa Peak and south of Riggs Peak. It i ...

on Smith Island,

South Shetland Islands The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands with a total area of . They lie about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between southwest of the nearest point of the South Orkney Islands. By the Antarctic Treaty of 195 ...

is named after Letnitsa.

References

Populated places in Lovech Province Towns in Bulgaria {{Lovech-geo-stub