Slivnitsa ( ) is a town in western

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, 22 km away from

Sofia Sofia 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 part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

, lying on the main road connecting the capital with the Bulgarian-Serbian border. Slivnitsa is part of

Sofia Province Sofia Province () is a province (''oblast'') of Bulgaria. The province does not include Sofia in its territories, but Sofia remains the seat of its administration. The province borders on the provinces of Pernik, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad, Paz ...

and is close to the towns of

Kostinbrod Kostinbrod ( ) is a town in western Bulgaria. It is the seat of Kostinbrod Municipality. It is located 15 km west of the capital city of Sofia. It is located on two important transport corridors: Lom — Sofia — Thessaloniki and Sofia — ...

and

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. Called by historians the "battle of the captains vs the generals," referring to the young Bulgarian army, whose highest rank went up to a captain, the

Battle of Slivnitsa The Battle of Slivnitsa (, ) was a battle between the Bulgarian army and the Royal Serbian Army on 17–19 November 1885, in the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The Bulgarian victory solidified the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and ...

was a decisive factor in the victory of the

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over the Serbs between 17 and 19 November 1885. It solidified the

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between the Kingdom of

and

Eastern Rumelia Eastern Rumelia (; ; ) was an autonomous province (''oblast'' in Bulgarian, ''vilayet'' in Turkish) of the Ottoman Empire with a total area of , which was created in 1878 by virtue of the Treaty of Berlin (1878), Treaty of Berlin and ''de facto'' ...

. A small mountain named Viskyar stands out to the south and the southwest of Slivnitsa. The mountain's highest peak is named Mechi Kamak (Мечи камък, "Bear's Stone") and is 1,077 m high. Viskyar is rich in archeological and historical remains. Important strategic and commercial roads, connecting the southern end of the Balkan peninsula with the

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and

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, have passed through these lands since Antiquity. An interesting sight is the memorial church, built to the southeast of the

Gurgulyat Gurgulyat () is a village in Slivnitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 10 km south of the town of Slivnitsa. , the village had a population of 40 which had a slight increase to 43 as of 2024. It is loc ...

village.

Municipality

Slivnitsa is the seat of Slivnitsa municipality (part of Sofia Province), which also includes the following 12 villages:

External links

Directorate "Labour Office" - Slivnitsa
Slivnitsa's Community Website (in Bulgarian-Cyrillic) including the Football Team, Slivnishki Geroii (Сливнишки герой )
Сливнишки герой

Gallery

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Saints Cyril and Methodius Cyril (; born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (; born Michael, 815–885) were brothers, Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs". They are ...

" Image:Pametnik Slivnitsa E80.JPG, New memorial for anniversary from

Serbo-Bulgarian War The Serbo-Bulgarian War or the Serbian–Bulgarian War (, ''Srăbsko-bălgarska voyna'', , ''Srpsko-bugarski rat''), a war between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Principality of Bulgaria, erupted on and lasted until . Despite Bulgaria's statu ...

, road Е80, author Petko Moskov Image:Паметник на капитаните 2.JPG, Captain's memorial Image:Slivnica.JPG, Town center Towns in Bulgaria Populated places in Sofia Province {{Sofia-geo-stub