Vitanovtsi 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
Southern Bulgaria ( bg, Южна България, ''Yuzhna Balgariya'') is the southern half of the territory of Bulgaria, located to the south of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally separates the country into a northern an ...
. 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
Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other municipalities are Breznik, Kovachevtsi, Radomir, Tran, and Zemen.
Population
Pernik province had a population of 133,750 according ...
. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Vitanovtsi currently has a population of 268 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.
Geography
Vitanovtsi village is located in Pernik Municipality, and lies 8 kilometers northwest of
Pernik
Pernik ( bg, Перник ) is a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province and lies on both banks ...
, and 37 kilometers west of
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 ...
. The climate is continental with soft winter and cool summer.
The average elevation of the
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 ...
is 692 meters.
There are three dams near the village - Meshtitsa, Yardzhilovtsi, and Slakovtsi, respectively 5 kilometers and 9 kilometers away from Vitanovtsi.
Infrastructure
There is a supermarket in the village, while the nearest medical help is located at the nearest municipality. There is a new temple “Vsi Sveti” and a football club alongside a stadium.
* “Vsi Svetii” Church was built in
2007
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on the parcel of the previous school.
* The community hall and library “Otets Paisii” was built in
1928
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.
Ethnicity
According to the Bulgarian population census in
2011
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.
References
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Villages in Pernik Province