Kazichene
Kazichene (Bulgarian: Казичене [kɐˈzit͡ʃɛnɛ]) is a large village in the Pancharevo district to the east of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. As of 2007, the village officially had 4,977 inhabitants. 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.
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.
The village has a single football club, FC Kazichene, playing in the Bulgarian fourth division, known as the A OFG. 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.
Gallery
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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 Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian) Bulgarian-Football.com Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica: Kazichene Cove.