Botevgrad

Sister cities

• Holbæk
• Saransk

Geography

Botevgrad and its hinterland are located in an elliptical valley with a total area of 150 km2 called the Botevgrad Valley. The municipality covers parts of the Western Balkan Mountains — Rzhana, Murgash, Bilo and Golyama Planina and some parts of the Northern Balkan. Vitinya Pass connecting Northern Bulgaria with Southern Bulgaria and the proximity of the capital contribute to its strategic location. Botevgrad Municipality borders the following municipalities: Pravets, Etropole, Gorna Malina, Elin Pelin, Svoge, Mezdra and Roman.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  154
• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  152
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  141
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  121
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  109
• Eurasian Jay

  Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  108
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow

  Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  95
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  91

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2022-01-16
  2 km NNW of Radomir, Bulgaria
• M 4.4 — 2019-12-30
  14 km S of Samokov, Bulgaria
• M 4.5 — 2017-11-26
  2 km S of Anton, Bulgaria
• M 4.1 — 2017-11-11
  4 km S of Svoge, Bulgaria
• M 3.1 — 2017-09-14
  6 km NNW of Batanovtsi, Bulgaria
• M 4.6 — 2012-07-14
  8 km NNE of Pernik, Bulgaria