Novi Iskar ( bg, Нови Искър ) is a town in Western
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 Macedo ...
, located in
Sofia City Province
Sofia City Province ( bg, Област София-град, translit=Oblast Sofiya-grad) is a province (''oblast'') of Bulgaria. Its administrative center is the city of Sofia, the capital of the country.
The province borders on Sofia Provin ...
, which is a part of the Municipality of Sofia (the capital of Bulgaria).
It is often regarded as a northern suburb of Bulgarian capital Sofia and lies in the northern part of the
Sofia Valley
The Sofia Valley ( bg, Софийска котловина, Sofiyska kotlovina), or Sofia Field ( bg, Софийско поле, Sofiysko pole, link=no), is a valley in central western Bulgaria bordering Stara Planina to the northeast, the Viskyar ...
, with the
Iskar Gorge The Iskar Gorge is a gorge passing through the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) in Bulgaria. It is the chief pass through the Balkans, which otherwise cross northern Bulgaria in a solid line. The pass connects the capital of Sofia with other major ...
beginning just north of the town.
The town of Novi Iskar was formed in May 1974 with the merging of 3 villages: Aleksandar Voykov, Gnilyane and Kurilo. The village of Aleksandar Voykov was formed in 1955 when the Kumaritsa and Slavovtsi villages were merged. Initially a villa area, Izgrev is nowadays a district of the town.
Today, Novi Iskar consists of 5 districts:
Slavovtsi,
Kumaritsa,
Kurilo,
Izgrev and
Gnilyane.
Honour
Cape Kurilo in
Snow 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 1 ...
is named after the district of Kurilo.
External links
www.weather-webcam.eu - Online webcam from Novi Iskarhttp://www.noviiskar.bg/ - Novi Iskar web-based community media for local news from the town of Novi Iskar and Sofia
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Districts of Sofia
Towns in Bulgaria
Populated places in Sofia City Province