Kazichene
| Kazichene Казичене | |
|---|---|
  Kazichene Location of Kazichene | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′N 23°28′E / 42.667°N 23.467°ECoordinates: 42°40′N 23°28′E / 42.667°N 23.467°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria |
| Province(Oblast) | Sofia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anton Vladimirov |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population (1.1.2007) | |
| • Total | 4,997 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 1532 |
| Area code(s) | 02992 |
Kazichene (Bulgarian: Казичене) is a large village in the Pancharevo municipality 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]
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
The water ski lift station
The "French House" in Kazichene, with the inscription "My Heart Beats for France"
The Chipita Snacks Factory
References
- ↑ 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 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 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 (in Bulgarian) Bulgarian-Football.com Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ↑ SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica: Kazichene Cove.