Novi Iskar (Bulgarian: Нови Искър [ˈnɔvi iskɐr]) is a town in Western Bulgaria, located in Sofia City Province, 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, with the Iskar Gorge beginning just north of the town.
Novi Iskar
Нови Искър | |
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Town | |
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 Location of Novi Iskar | |
  Novi Iskar Location of Novi Iskar | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′N 23°21′E / 42.800°N 23.350°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Sofia City |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vladislav Vladimirov |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,280 km2 (2,040 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 509 m (1,670 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,768 |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | 02 991 |
| License plate | С, СА, СВ |
| Website | www |
The town of Novi Iskar was formed in May 1974 with the merging of three 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
editCape Kurilo in Snow Island, South Shetland Islands is named after the district of Kurilo.
External links
edit- www.weather-webcam.eu - Online webcam from Novi Iskar
- http://www.noviiskar.bg/ - Novi Iskar web-based community media for local news from the town of Novi Iskar and Sofia
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