Samovodene
Самоводене
Village
Samovodene is located in Bulgaria
Samovodene
Samovodene
Coordinates: 43°09′25″N 25°18′00″E / 43.15694°N 25.30000°E / 43.15694; 25.30000
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceVeliko Tarnovo
CommunityVeliko Tarnovo
Government
 • MayorStefan Maglov
Area
 • Total42,107 km2 (16,258 sq mi)
Elevation
181 m (594 ft)
Population
 • Total1 400
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Post code
5040
Area code06112

Samovodene (Bulgarian: Самоводене [samoˈvɔdɛnɛ]) is a village in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, north-central Bulgaria.

Geography

The village is located about 10 km north of Veliko Tarnovo. Near the village is the source of the river Rakovets.

Neighborhoods

The village is divided into three neighborhoods

Population

Religion

The Orthodox church "Saint Irina" was built in the 1840s. Christians.

Families from the village Samovodene

History

In the land of Samovodene revealed early Neolithic settlement (6000 BC on.. It is.). Remarkably open house with an area of 120 m². Studied is unique religious complex, consisting of a religious building, religious and cult pit shaft with a radius of 1.80 m and a depth of 12.80 meters incurred in connection with the ritual practices of the cult of the sun and the Great Mother Goddess. Another phenomenal finding a plastic image of a young girl on the wall of pottery aged 8400 years, modeled so skillfully that the outside environment undistorted by later construction activities layer could be assigned to the classical period of ancient times. This proves the existence of a division of labor and specialization in craft skills at an early Neolithic.

In the village there were two primary schools "Father Paysii" and "Tsar Simeon". In Samovodene was founded Credit cooperative "Strength", which was later renamed the consumer. Cooperative "Vasil Mavrikov" was created in 1945. Community center in the village Samovodene was founded in 1873.

Cultural and natural attractions

Transport

Railway station is on the line Gorna Oryahovitsa - Veliko Tarnovo - Stara Zagora.

There is a regular bus line №10 of Gorna Oryahovitsa, Veliko Tarnovo and Parvomaytsi.

Buildings

Hristo Smirnenski`s school in Samovodene

Education

Other

Regular events

Sport

FC Sparta Samovodene

In the village Samovodene of about 65 years has soccer. The terraces of the stadium are about 300-400 spectators. The base is available to all Samovodene citizens.[3]

The team of the village is called "Sparta" (FC Samovodene).

Notable people

Born at the village

Died at the village

Other

References

  1. ^ "Преображенски манастир „Преображение Господне" – град Велико Търново – Туристически портал на България" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Преображенски манастир: 11 интересни факта". Друми в думи (in Bulgarian). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ "САМОВОДЕНЕ". BGSupporters.net (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ Dariknews. "Погребват 14-годишната Лили в четвъртък - България - dariknews.bg". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Театралите от Самоводене спечелиха награда в Сърбия". Янтра ДНЕС live (in Bulgarian). 29 November 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ www.ekcarevec.com, Евроком Царевец -. "Самоводчанка с хитови клипове в интернет". Евроком Царевец (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Камелия от Самоводене прославя България с отличия в модерния балет". www.desant.net. Retrieved 17 March 2017.