Kazichene (Bulgarian: Казичене [kɐˈzit͡ʃɛnɛ]) is a large village in the Pancharevo district to the east of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. As of 2007, the village officially had 4,977 inhabitants.[1] Because of its close proximity to the Sofia ring road and the nearby railroad, over the past decade the area has developed into an industrial-storage zone with a logistics center and offices of a number of prominent companies such as Werta Logistics, Balkan Steel Engineering, and the Chipita snacks factory.[2][3][4][5]
Kazichene
Казичене | |
|---|---|
  Kazichene Location of Kazichene | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′N 23°28′E / 42.667°N 23.467°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province(Oblast) | Sofia City |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Grigor Grigorov |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population (1.1.2007) | |
• Total | 4,997 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 1532 |
| Area code | 02992 |
There is a large lake near Kazichene where the Litex water park is located. Built in the mid-1980s, today the park is the only place in Bulgaria offering boatless water skiing and wakeboarding.[6][7]
The village has a single football club, FC Kazichene, playing in the Bulgarian fourth division, known as the A OFG.[8] Several prominent footballers have ended their careers there, including Emil Kremenliev and Ivan Vasilev. The town is also known for being the birthplace of Plamen Krumov, a current Levski Sofia footballer, and Borislav Stoyanov, who plays for SV Schwarzhofen.
Kazichene Cove on Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Kazichene.[9]
Gallery
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The water ski lift station -
The "French House" in Kazichene, with the inscription "My Heart Beats for France" -
The Chipita Snacks Factory
References
edit- ^ Village of Kazichene Guide-Bulgaria.com Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ Kazichene is turning into one of the most promising logistics zones near Sofia (in Bulgarian) Investor.bg 20 April 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ Railway transports and transhipment of waggons at Kazichene railway station Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine Werta.net 27 March 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ Greek Chipita International unit to buy Bulgarian Royal Foods Dnevnik.bg 18 March 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ Balkan Steel Engineering - Store Houses Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine BalkanSteel.com Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ Hydropark Litex, Kazichene (in Bulgarian) Blueroom.info 2 July 2009 Retrieved 25 Match 2010.
- ^ Wakeboarding Weekend in Sofia Kitesurf-Varna.com Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ 2009/10 Bulgarian A OFG Standings Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian) Bulgarian-Football.com Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica: Kazichene Cove.