Botevgrad
Sign in to saveBotevgrad ( ) is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located in Sofia Province and is close to Pravets. Botevgrad lies 47 km from Sofia.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Botevgrad
- Settlement.native_name
- Ботевград
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- bg
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Botevgrad.ot.Chekanicia.800px.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Botevgrad from the Chekanitsa area
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- Flag of Botevgrad.gif
- Settlement.image_shield
- BUL Botevgrad COA.svg
- Settlement.etymology
- Named after Hristo Botev.
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- Bulgaria#Balkans#Europe
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- Location of Botevgrad
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Bulgaria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sofia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Botevgrad
- Settlement.leader_party
- GDBOP
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Botevgrad ( ) is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located in Sofia Province and is close to Pravets. Botevgrad lies 47 km from Sofia.
==History and name== The village was called Samundzhievo (Самунджиево) until it was elevated to town status at the end of 1865 under the name of Orhanie (Bulgarian language: Орхание; Ottoman Turkish: اورخانيه). On 1 December 1934 the town was named Botevgrad (Ботевград) after Hristo Botev.