The village of Kladnitsa (South-West Bulgaria - Pernik District) is located in a relatively obscure part of Vitosha mountain, in the vicinity of the town of Pernik. It is at distance of 25 km from capital city of Sofia and 4km from village of Rudartsi. One of the versions accounting for the name of Kladnitsa is that it is derived from klada (stake). Another popular legend has it that as early as Thracian times fierce battles were fought here to defend its independence, in other words the name is believed to originate from the word klane (slaughter). The great landmark of Kladnitsa village is the Roman Road. It passed through the village and connected the predecessors of the villages of Sofia and Samokov. Located in the mountain itself, the village is the starting point of many tourist tracks. A project has been drawn up for the construction of four major routes: - The first is to reach the village of Bosnek, "Zhivata Voda" and "Duhlata", the longest cave on the Balkans. It has 17 kilometers of passages and six underground rivers! - The second will get to the quiet and mysterious village of Chouypetlovo, situated on the banks of Strouma river. - The third route - it envisages the construction of a gentle-slope road running along an already built derivation (for channeling water from the Golden Bridges to Stoudena Dam) to ease the traffic of people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, physical disabilities and others, who want to walk in the mountain and enjoy its beauty. - The last eco-path will make it possible to go trekking across Vitosha from Kladnitsa up to the peaks of Selimitsa and Ostritsa and down to the Golden Bridges
Village of Kladnitsa
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