Kladnitsa

Kladnitsa is a village in Southern Bulgaria. The village is located in Pernik Municipality, Pernik Province. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Kladnica currently has a population of 1277 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.[1]

Village in Pernik Province, Bulgaria
42°34′05″N 23°10′47″E / 42.568002°N 23.179621°E / 42.568002; 23.179621CountryBulgariaProvincePernik ProvinceMunicipalityPernik MunicipalityArea
 • Total15.414 km2 (5.951 sq mi)Elevation
999 m (3,278 ft)Population
 • Total1,277Area code07711

Geography

Kladnitsa village is located in the Southern parts of Vitosha mountain. Some mountain routes leading to Cherni Vrah, the highest peak in the mountain pass through the village, making it an attractive tourist destination.

Dam Studena is located 4 kilometers away from the village.

It is one of the oldest villages in the mountain. It is located at an average elevation of 999 meters. The village is located 22 kilometers away from the capital Sofia, and 16 kilometers away from Pernik.[2]

Buildings

  • There is an elementary school “Kliment Ohridski” in the village.
  • The community hall and library “Probuda” was built in 1937.[3]

Mountain routes

Many of the mountain routes from the capital Sofia in the Vitosha mountain pass through Kladnitsa village.

Two of them start from Boyana District, pass through the village, and head for Cherni Vrah. There is the Kladnishka river, which passes near the village, which also makes it an attractive place for hiking.[4]

Ethnicity

According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[5]

Number Percentage(in %)
Total 1202 100.00
Bulgarians 1030 86
Turks 0 0
Romani 0 0
Others 4 0.3
Do not define themselves 3 0.2
Unanswered 163 13

References

  1. ^ "Census, Population of Bulgarian Settlements 2020". Grao.BG.
  2. ^ "Kladnitsa village". Park-vitosha.org.
  3. ^ "Читалище Пробуда | Кладница - Раят на Витоша". www.kladnica.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. ^ "Кладница – раят на Витоша". София играе (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  5. ^ "Bulgaria population census 2011". Population Stat.