Bojentsi

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Bojentsi

Elevation547 m

Land area7.33 km²

Coordinates42.87°, 25.42°

Demographic figures from NSI Bulgaria. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bozhentsi, officially but not commonly Bozhentsite (Боженците), is a village and architectural reserve in Gabrovo municipality, Gabrovo Province, in central northern Bulgaria. The village lies in the middle part of the Balkan Mountains, 15 km east of Gabrovo and just north of the Shipka Pass. It is noted for its well-preserved Bulgarian National Revival architecture and history, and is thus a well-known tourist destination in the area.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Z

Zenka Dianowa

Bulgarian pianist

Teodor Salparov

Bulgarian volleyball player

A

Anton Genov

Bulgarian association football referee

Todor Burmov

Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1834-1906)

Tomislav Donchev

Bulgarian politician

Khariton Khalatsjev

D

Daniel Petrov

Bulgarian bicycle racer

Zdravko Lazarov

Bulgarian footballer

Vasil Aprilov

Bulgarian educator (1789—1847)

Smilen Mlyakov

Bulgarian volleyball player

Joseph Sokolsky

Bulgarian clergyman

Ivan Lukov

Bulgarian military personnel (1871-1926)

R

Russi Petkow

Bulgarian association football player

Damyan Velchev

Bulgarian politician (1883–1954)

Stanislav Stanilov

Bulgarian politician and historian

Ivan Vutsov

Bulgarian footballer and manager (1939-2019)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Gabrovo

• Boltata
  2.4 mi away
• Krastenyatsite
  2.5 mi away
• Radino
  2.6 mi away
• Buchukovtsi
  3.2 mi away
• Mogilite
  3.9 mi away
• Tsareva Livada
  4.6 mi away
• Ножерите
  4.7 mi away
• Todorovtsi
  4.7 mi away
• Prestoi
  4.8 mi away
• Kmetcheta
  5.2 mi away
• Iskra
  5.3 mi away · pop. 2
• Radovtsi
  5.4 mi away

Browse all places in Gabrovo →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Ivy-leaved cyclamen

Cyclamen hederifolium

Seen 2026-09-12

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-08-16

Saddle-backed Bush Cricket

Ephippiger ephippiger

Seen 2026-08-15

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus

Seen 2026-08-07

Western House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Seen 2026-08-07

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

Seen 2026-07-25

Chalkhill Blue

Polyommatus coridon

Seen 2026-07-24

Black-striped Longhorn Beetle

Stenurella melanura

Seen 2026-07-24

European Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

Seen 2026-07-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).