Zhiten, Sofia City Province
Zhiten | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Zhiten | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′0″N 23°15′0″E / 42.81667°N 23.25000°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Sofia City |
| Municipality | Stolichna Municipality |
| Elevation | 537 m (1,762 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 606 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 1211 |
Zhiten (Bulgarian: Житен) is a village in Novi Iskar district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located some 15 km northwest of the city center. As of 2024 it has 606 inhabitants.[1]
Geography
The village is situated at an altitude of 537 m in the northwestern part of the Sofia Valley, close to the southern slopes of the Balkan Mountains. The river Kriva reka runs through the village and flows into the Blato, a left tributary of the Iskar, about a kilometer south of the village.
Administratively, Zhiten is part of the Novi Iskar district of Stolichna Municipality in the northwestern part of the Sofia City Province, on the limits of the neighbouring Sofia Province. It has a territory of 5.784 km2.[2] The closest settlements are the town of Kostinbrod to the west, as well as the villages of Golyanovtsi to the northwest, Dobroslavtsi to the east, and Mramor to the south.
Zhiten is located about 5 km northwest of the junction between the Sofia Ring Road and the Europe motorway (A6). It lies close to the second class II-16 road Sofia–Montana–Lom. The village is served by two bus lines of the Sofia Public Transport.[3]
Culture
The local cultural center, known in Bulgarian as a chitalishte, was founded in 1921 and is named Nauka, meaning science.[4]
Citations
- ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Zhiten". Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Chitalishte Nauka Selo Zhiten-1921, Zhiten". Register of the Chitalishta of Bulgaria. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
References
- Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).