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Anton, Sofia Province

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Country
  
Bulgaria

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Elevation
  
807 m

Area code
  
07186

Province (Oblast)
  
Sofia

Postal Code
  
2089

Population
  
1,631 (2008)

Anton, Sofia Province

Weather
  
0°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 93% Humidity

Anton (Bulgarian: Антон, pronounced [anˈtɔn]) is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is the administrative centre of Anton Municipality, which lies in the easternmost part of Sofia Province. Anton is situated in the Zlatitsa–Pirdop Valley, 80 kilometres east of the capital Sofia. The village is the only place in the eponymous municipality, which has an area of 76 square kilometres and includes the Vartopa area, part of the Central Balkan National Park. Anton's old name was Ladzhene (Лъджене).

A notable sight in the area is the Elenska Basilica, a partially preserved imposing Late Roman or early Byzantine (5th-6th century) Christian basilica.

References

Anton, Sofia Province Wikipedia