Zheleznitsa
Zheleznitsa is a village in Simitli Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria. The Zheleznitsa Tunnel on the Struma motorway, Bulgaria's longest road tunnel, bypasses the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 324 residents
- Description: village in Simitli municipality, Blagoevgrad oblast, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Jeleznitsa”, “Shelesniza”, “Zheleznitsa, Blagoevgrad Province”, and “Zhelyeznitsa”
- Postal codes: 2732 and 2732
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nativity of Mary Church.
Nativity of Mary Church
Church
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nativity of Mary Church is situated 3½ km south of Zheleznitsa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simitli and Cerovo.
Simitli
Town
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simitli also known as Simitliya, is a town in Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It has a population of 7,454 and is located 17 km south of Blagoevgrad. It is the seat of Simitli Municipality. Simitli is situated 3½ km south of Zheleznitsa.
Cerovo
Village
Tserovo is a village in Blagoevgrad Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in Rila mountain 7 kilometers southwest of Blagoevgrad. Cerovo is situated 4½ km northeast of Zheleznitsa.
Dokatichevo
Village
Dokatichevo is a village in Simitli Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria. Dokatichevo is situated 5 km southwest of Zheleznitsa.
Zheleznitsa
- Categories: village of Bulgaria, kmetstvo of Bulgaria, and locality
- Location: Zheleznica, Simitli, Pirin Macedonia, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.92404° or 41° 55′ 27″ northLongitude
23.10599° or 23° 6′ 22″ eastPopulation
324Elevation
581 metres (1,906 feet)Open location code
8GH5W4F4+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 273813833OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
725375Wikidata ID
Q2014862
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Zheleznitsa” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Железница”
- Bulgarian: “С.ЖЕЛЕЗНИЦА”
- Cebuano: “Zheleznica”
- Chechen: “Железница (Благоевградан область)”
- Chechen: “Железница”
- Chinese: “Zheleznitsa”
- French: “Jeleznitsa”
- French: “Zheleznitsa”
- Macedonian: “Железница (Пиринско)”
- Macedonian: “Железница”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Zheleznitsa (Blagoevgrad Chiu)”
- Persian: “ژلزنیتسا (استان بلاگووگراد)”
- Persian: “ژلزنیتسا”
- Polish: “Żeleznica (obwód Błagojewgrad)”
- Polish: “Żeleznica”
- Romanian: “Jeleznița, Blagoevgrad”
- Romanian: “Jelezniţa”
- Romanian: “Jeleznița”
- Russian: “Железница”
- Swedish: “Zjeleznitsa, Blagoevgrad”
- Swedish: “Zjeleznitsa”
- Tatar: “Железница (Благоевград өлкәсе)”
- Tatar: “Железница”
- Turkish: “Evrenli”
- Turkish: “Jelezniçe”
- Turkish: “Jeleznitsa”
- Turkish: “Kara-demir”
- Turkish: “Karademir (Bulgaristan)”
- Turkish: “Karademir, Bulgaristan”
- Turkish: “Karademir, Yukarı Cuma”
- Turkish: “Karademir”
- Turkish: “Yukarı Cuma”
- Ukrainian: “Железниця”
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Highlights include Железница and фонтани в центъра.
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