Anton, Sofia Province

Anton (Bulgarian: Антон, pronounced [ɐnˈtɔn]) 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).

Anton Антон
Anton Location of Anton
Coordinates: 42°45′N 24°17′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Sofia
Government
• Mayor	Stoyan Garchev
Elevation	807 m (2,648 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	1,631
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2089
Area code(s)	07186

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

Demography

Religion

According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

Religious composition of Anton Municipality [1] Orthodox Christianity   81.1% Catholicism   0.0% Protestantism   0.0% Islam   0.3% No religion   2.1% Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable   16.5%

References

1. "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.