Municipality Dragoman
The Dragoman municipality is located in South-West Bulgaria in Sofia District in a small mountainous plain in the western part of the Sofia valley on almost completely karst terrain. The Municipality consists of 1 town (municipal center Dragoman) and 33 villages. The municipality is situated immediately along the west Bulgarian border about 36 km west of Sofia and 15 km from Serbia and Montenegro. Its territory is crossed by international route E-80 connecting Western Europe and the Middle East. Transport connections between different settlements are provided by railway and bus transport. The Kalotina Border Control Point, Customs Office and Dragoman Railway Station are on the territory of the municipality.
The outstanding natural sites define the enormous value of the region on national scale. The high rocks on this karst terrain, the karst formations and shapes are attractive to mountaineers, gliders and speleologists while the unexplored sites are of interest to archaeologists and botanists. The beautiful scenery and almost virgin nature are good conditions for the municipality of Dragoman to turn into an attractive centre of mountain tourism.
The outstanding natural sites define the enormous value of the region on national scale. The high rocks on this karst terrain, the karst formations and shapes are attractive to mountaineers, gliders and speleologists while the unexplored sites are of interest to archaeologists and botanists. The beautiful scenery and almost virgin nature are good conditions for the municipality of Dragoman to turn into an attractive centre of mountain tourism.
Quick facts about Municipality Dragoman
In Bulgarian (Native transliteraion): Община ДрагоманRegion: South-Western planing region of Bulgaria
District: Sofia district
Municipality: Dragoman municipality
Latitude: 42.9189987
Longtitude: 22.9319992
Altitude: 7
Area Size: 323.9km2
Population: 22420 people (2005)
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2010-01-19 Cocaine worth BGN 100, 000 has been seized at Kalotina border checkpoint (Accidents)
2009-11-04 Kalotina customs officers seized ATM skimming devices (Accidents)
2009-05-27 31 Kg of Heroin caught near Dragoman (Accidents)
2009-01-29 Illegal export of antique coins and bangle prevented at Kalotina (Accidents)
2009-01-05 35 kg of heroin seized at Kalotina border checkpoint (Accidents)
2008-12-15 Dragoman Weather Forecast for Wednesday Night as of Dec. 15 8:00 AM EET (Weather)
2008-12-12 Heroin for 1,2 million caught at Kalotina border checkpoint (Accidents)
2008-12-05 Dragoman Weather Forecast for Sunday Night as of Dec. 4 8:00 PM EET (Weather)
2008-11-30 Dragoman Weather Forecast for Tuesday Night as of Nov. 30 2:00 AM EET (Weather)
2008-11-21 Dragoman Weather Forecast for Sunday Night as of Nov. 21 2:00 AM EET (Weather)