Zheleznitsa, Blagoevgrad Province

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Zheleznitsa
Village
Country Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Province Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality Simitli Municipality
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Zheleznitsa is a village in Simitli Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria. [1]

The Zheleznitsa Tunnel on the Struma motorway, Bulgaria's longest road tunnel, bypasses the village.

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References

  1. Guide Bulgaria, Accessed May 5, 2010

41°55′26″N23°06′25″E / 41.92389°N 23.10694°E / 41.92389; 23.10694