Banitsa, Vratsa Province
Village in northwestern Bulgaria
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Banitsa (Bulgarian: Баница) is a village in Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, northwestern Bulgaria. As of 2005[update] its population is 1,328.
Banitsa
Село Баница | |
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Village | |
  Banitsa Location in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 43°20′31″N 23°41′26″E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Vratsa |
| Municipality (Obshtina) | Byala Slatina |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 836[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The great Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev was killed nearby.
Gallery
Elementary school "Hristo Botev"
Chitalishte "Svetlina"
Church "Ascension of Jesus"
The church belfry
Old cross near the church entrance
Memorial plaque to Vasil Levski's visit in early September 1872
Memorial plaque to Georgi Dimitrov's visit on 15 April 1923
Sculpture composition in the centre of the village
