Letnitsa

Place in Lovech, Bulgaria

Letnitsa Летница
Coat of arms
43°19′N 25°04′E / 43.317°N 25.067°E / 43.317; 25.067
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Lovech
Government
• Mayor	Krasimir Dzhonev
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Population (December 2009)^[1]
• Total	3,739
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	5570
Area code	06941

Letnitsa (Bulgarian: Летница [ˈlɛtnit͡sɐ], also transliterated Letnitza, Letnica) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, part of Lovech Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Letnitsa Municipality and lies in the northeastern part of the province, close to the town of Levski. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,739 inhabitants.^[1]

Economy

Several export-focused manufacturers are based or have factories in Letnitsa. As of 2019, exports as a share of the municipality's total production are the second-highest in Bulgaria.^[2] The town has among the highest average wages in Bulgaria. Among the largest employers and exporters in the town is Walltopia, which opened its climbing wall manufacturing facility in the town in 2010 and has since expanded it multiple times.^[3]

Other companies in Letnitsa are mostly in the food and agriculture industries, the largest of which is frozen foods producer Bulgaria Foods.^[4]^[5]

Municipality

Letnitsa municipality includes the following four places:

Gorsko Slivovo
Karpachevo
Krushuna
Letnitsa

Honour

Letnitsa Glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Letnitsa.

References

^ ^a ^b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ ИПИ (2021-07-09). "Ботевград, Летница и Руен са общините с най-голям относителен дял на износа". Money.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
^ "Община Летница е с най-голям ръст на работещите, Мизия е на обратния полюс*". Mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
^ "EUROPA - EURES - Labour market information". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
^ Еconomic.bg (2016-06-20). "Разкриват 400 нови работни места в Летница". Еconomic.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.