Boynitsa
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Boynitsa is a village in northwestern Bulgaria
, part of Vidin Province
. It is the administrative centre of Boynitsa Municipality
, which lies in the western part of Vidin Province. The village is located 35 kilometres west of the provincial capital Vidin
and 250 kilometres northwest of the national capital Sofia
, in the immediate proximity of the Serbia
n border.
The Bulgarian word boynitsa means "arrow slit", although the Slavic
root boy commonly exists in words related to fighting, and -itsa is a common Bulgarian placename suffix
.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, part of Vidin Province
Vidin Province
Vidin Province is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. It borders Serbia to the west and Romania to the northeast. Its administrative centre is the city of Vidin on the Danube river. The area is divided into 11 municipalities...
. It is the administrative centre of Boynitsa Municipality
Boynitsa Municipality
Boynitsa Municipality is a small frontier municipality in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain about 20 km southwest of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Boynitsa...
, which lies in the western part of Vidin Province. The village is located 35 kilometres west of the provincial capital Vidin
Vidin
Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Serbia and Romania, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin...
and 250 kilometres northwest of the national capital Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, in the immediate proximity of the Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n border.
The Bulgarian word boynitsa means "arrow slit", although the Slavic
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
root boy commonly exists in words related to fighting, and -itsa is a common Bulgarian placename suffix
Bulgarian placename etymology
Bulgarian placename etymology is characterized by the linguistic and ethnic diversity of the Balkans through the ages and the position of the country in the centre of the region...
.
Municipality
Boynitsa municipality covers an area of 166 square kilometres and includes the following 8 places:
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