Zlatitsa

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Zlatitsa (Bulgarian: Златица [zɫɐˈtit͡sɐ]) is a town and the seat of the Zlatitsa Municipality in southern Bulgaria located in the Zlatitsa–Pirdop Valley. It lies between Stara Planina to the north and Sredna Gora to the south, at 680 metres (2,230 ft) above sea level. It is situated immediately south in the lap of the Zlatitsa-Teteven mountain. Zlatitsa is situated 75 kilometres (47 mi) east of Sofia, 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Etropole, 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of Panagiurishte, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Pirdop, and 32 kilometres (20 mi) northwest of Koprivshtitsa. The population is 5,286.^[1]

Zlatitsa Златица
Chitalishte Hristo Smirnenski
Coat of arms
Zlatitsa Location of Zlatitsa
Coordinates: 42°43′N 24°08′E
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Sofia
Government
• Mayor	Georgi Gerginekov
Elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Population  (01/01/2007)
• Total	5 286
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2080
Area code	0728

Zlatitsa is situated at the crossroad between the first class I-6 road Gyueshevo–Sofia–Karlovo–Burgas and the second class II-37 road Yablanitsa–Panagyurishte–Pazardzhik–Dospat.^[2] It is also served by railway line No. 3 Iliyantsi (Sofia)–Karlovo–Sliven–Karnobat–Varna operated by the Bulgarian State Railways.

9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Zlatitsa is the Old Kemer – a bridge spanning the river Topolnitsa from Roman times. The church complex called Spasovo Kladenche is 500 metres (550 yd) away from the town. The park monument Kambana can be found in the nearby village of Petrich.^{[citation needed]}

The Battle of Zlatitsa was fought nearby on 12 December 1443.^[3]

Between 1 April 1978 and 31 August 1991, Zlatitsa together with Pirdop formed a single town called Srednogorie.^[4]

Notable people

• Valko Chervenkov, Bulgarian leader of the Communist Party and politician