Podgumer
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Podgumer | |
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  Podgumer | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′17.85″N 23°24′14.79″E / 42.8049583°N 23.4041083°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Sofia City |
| Municipality | Stolichna Municipality |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 889 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 1221 |
Podgumer (Bulgarian: Подгумер) is a village in Novi Iskar district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located some 17 km north of the city center. As of 2024[update] it has 889 inhabitants.[1]
The village is situated at an altitude of 570 m on the southern slopes of the Balkan Mountains facing the northern part of the Sofia Valley. A small stream called the Podgumerska reka runs through the village and flows into the river Lesnovska reka shortly before the latter’s confluence with the Iskar. Podgumer falls within the transitional continental climatic zone. There are several villa areas around the village.
Administratively, Podgumer is part of the Novi Iskar district of Stolichna Municipality in the northern part of the Sofia City Province. It has a territory of 11.644 km2.[2] The closest settlements are the Gnilyane neighbourhood of the town of Novi Iskar to the west, and the villages of Voynegovtsi to the east, and Svetovrachene to the southwest.
Podgumer is located north of the Sofia Ring Road and lies close to the Europe motorway (A6). It is served by a bus line of the Sofia Public Transport that connects it to the downtown near the Sofia Metro and the Sofia Central Station.[3]
