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Botevgrad is located 60 km from the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia.
The airport is located 50 km from the town and 30 km from the nearest train station.
Botevgrad is strategically located at a crossroad with connections with eastern and northern Bulgaria.
There are a gas-main.
There a good infra-structure.
Highly skilled work hand.
Good opportunity for investment.
Traditions in education and culture.
Attractive places for tourism.

Location
Botevgrad is located 60 km from the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. Botevgrad is strategically located at a crossroad with connections with eastern and northern Bulgaria. The airport is located 50 km from the town and 30 km from the nearest train station. The town has а customs office which processes all types of goods and documents. Botevgrad and its hinterland are situated in a unique and picturesque valley, located 350 m above sea level with a total area of 506.6 sq km. The territory of the municipality spans parts of the Western Stara Planina and the Northern Balkan mountain ranges. Prohoda Vitinya (aka. Vitinya Passage) enables Northern Bulgaria's connection with Southern Bulgaria and to the capital of Bulgaria: Sofia. Botevgrad municipality borders the following municipalities: Pravets, Etropoleh, Gorna Malina, Elin Pelin, Svogeh, Mezdra and Roman. Botevgrad is the center and hub of the entire municipality. It is bordered by the villages: Bodjenitsa, Vrachesh, Gyrkovo, Elov Dol, Kraevo, Lipnitsa, Litakovo, Novachenie, Radotina, Rashkovo, Skravena and Trydovets .

History
The first historical data regarding the settlement in the region of Botevgrad dates back to the 1st-3rd century. Traces of Roman and Thraecian artifacts suggest a Greek past, which, until now, remained a great mystery. During medieval centuries, a settlement arose with the name "Zelin" which was found 3 km south of the present day location of the city. The last stronghold of the 2nd Bulgarian kingdom was found not far from Botevgrad-"Stronghold Urvitch", in which the only preserved medieval Bulgarian inscription devoted to the last battle of the czar Ivan Shishman exists. Later, during the 2nd half of the 8th century, the settlement of Zelin declined and the people migrated towards the valley where they established another settlement called Samyndjieto. And on 3/23/1866, an announcement was made and an administrative settlement for the district was created with the new name of Orhanie. After the liberation, the city increased and from 12/1/1934, the city was renamed to Botevgrad in respect to the revolutionary poet Hristo Botev.

Culture
Historical Museum
The museum has been in operation in Botevgrad dating back to 1927 when the first archaeological collection was displayed at Hristo Botev Reading Club ("chitalishteh"). The so-called Chitalishtes sprang up in nearly every town in the early 1800's and provided a communal forum for cultural and social activities. The museum was opened to the public on the 13th of Feb., 1952. Its prize exhibit was a fourteenth-century Bulgarian inscription found among the ruins of the Bodjenitsa Urvich fortress. The museum photos, documents, exhibits have been collected for decades and are presented in several displays. The last one includes archaeological, ethnographic and history pieces. Except for the museum the building houses the Town Art Gallery, which has more than 12, 000 units, some of which are of national importance.
Libraries:
Ivan Vazov Municipal Library - is a successor of the Napredak Reading Club opened in 1883. The first book stock was bought by local donators.
Nowadays the library is the richest one in the region covering an area of 1000 m2 in a two-story building, with a stock of 78,000 books.
Culture House "Hristo Botev"
Founded more than 120 years ago, the culture house in Botevgrad has experienced and endured prosperous as well as hard times throughout its history. Now its activities are plentiful and various: traditional work, children's music school with classes for piano, accordion and wind instruments. In addition, the culture house has: mixed choir, children's choir, student's instrument orchestra, 5 folklore dance formations. During the last year, the dance groups were guests in a number of European countries. During the 1930's, a favorite theater was created, which allows for the creation of artistic and delightful productions.