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Goranovtsi is a village in West Bulgaria. It is part of Municipality Kyustendil, District of Kyustendil.
It stands about 15 km away from the town of Kyustendil.
The population is about 100 residents.
The relief is flat and hilly, with average altitude 420 m.
The climate in the region is continental, characterized with mild winters and warm and dry summers.
Goranovtsi is with well-developed infrastructure, including partly asphalted and lighted streets, electric and water-supply systems, telephones and cable TV.
European route E871 passes 12 km away from the village, linking it to Kyustendil, the border town of Gyueshevo and the capital of Sofia.
There are regular buses to and from the town of Kyustendil.
There is a town house and a functioning community center with library.
The closest hospitals and schools are in Kyustendil.
The village is disposed at the riverbanks of Dragovishtitsa River, which is an excellent location for fishing, walks and recreation.
The medieval church "St. Archangel Michael” is about 2 km north of the village. It was built on the site of an earlier one destroyed. The church was declared an artistic monument of national importance.
There also is the "St. Trinity church", built in 1885.
The short distance to Kyustendil makes possible visiting the spas and Roman baths in the center of town.
Hisarlaka hill is about 2 km south-east of the town. The fortress was built at the end of IV and the begging of V century.
Source: www.bg.wikipedia.org
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