Sarantsi ( Bulgarian: Саранци) is a village 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 Mac ...

. It is in the municipality of

Gorna Malina Gorna Malina ( bg, Горна Малина, ) is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is the administrative centre of Gorna Malina municipality, which lies in the central eastern part of Sofia Province, 20-30 kilometres east o ...

Sofia Province Sofia Province ( bg, Софийска област, translit=Sofiyska oblast) is a province (''oblast'') of Bulgaria. The province does not include Sofia in its territories, but Sofia remains its administrative center. The province borders on t ...

. The village is 37 km northeast of

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, 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. ...

and has its own railway station, which is 2 km away from the village.

History

The old name of the village is Tashkessen, or Tashkesan. It is the site of the

Battle of Tashkessen The Battle of Tashkessen or Battle of Tashkesan (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Taşkesen Muharebesi'') was a battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. It was fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian ...

References

Villages in Sofia Province {{Bulgaria-geo-stub