Slivnitsa

Sliwniza (also Slivnitsa or Sliwnica written, Bulgarian Сливница ) is a town in western Bulgaria. The city is the administrative center of the homonymous municipality in the Sofia Province. Sliwniza located in the western part of the Sofiaebene on the European road 80, about 30 km north-west of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Nearby are the towns of Kostinbrod and Dragoman.

During the Serbian -Bulgarian War of 1885 /86 ( also called "War of the [ Bulgarian ] NCOs against the [ Serbian ] generals " ) took place west of the city, at the Sliwniza surveys, the decisive battle of Sliwniza place from which the Bulgarian Army emerged victorious.

Community structure

The community Sliwniza divided as follows:

  • Aldomirowzi
  • Bawchalin
  • Bratuschkowo
  • Barloschniza
  • Gurguljat
  • Dragotinzi
  • Galabowzi
  • Iswor
  • Pischtane
  • Powalirasch
  • Radulowzi
  • Rakita
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