Karlievo

Village in Sofia Province, Bulgaria

Karlievo Карлиево
Village

42°41′N 24°7′E / 42.683°N 24.117°E / 42.683; 24.117
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Sofia Province
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Ivanov (BSP)
Area
• Total	18.097 km² (6.987 sq mi)
Elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Population (2007-01-01)^[1]
• Total	245
• Density	14/km² (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2088

Karlievo (Bulgarian: Карлиево) is a village in western Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Zlatitsa, in Sofia Province. As of 2007 the village had 245 inhabitants.

Geography

Karlievo is situated in a mountainous region in the Sredna Gora mountains. The nearest village is Chelopech at 2 km to the west. Most of the population is employed in the large copper and gold mines in the surrounding region or in Cumerio Med between Zlatitsa and Pirdop - the largest copper smelter and refinery in the Balkan peninsula.