{{more citations needed|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = | official_name = Sarantsi | native_name = Саранци | image_skyline = Sarantsi Center.JPG | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{BUL}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Sofia Province | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Gorna Malina Municipality | settlement_type = Village | pushpin_map = Bulgaria | pushpin_relief = 1 | population_total = 318 | coordinates = {{coord|42|43|0|N|23|46|0|E}} | elevation_m = 643 | population_as_of = 2015 }}
'''Sarantsi''' (Bulgarian: Саранци) is a village in western Bulgaria, located in the Saranska Valley between the Balkan Mountains to the north and Sredna Gora mountain range to the south. It is in the municipality of Gorna Malina, Sofia Province.
The village is 37 km northeast of Sofia and has its own railway station, which is 2 km away from the village.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarantsi|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sarantsi/@42.7155803,23.7568599,15.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x8e413a01e7aaff13!8m2!3d42.715614!4d23.756721|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Sarantsi|language=en}}</ref>
== History == The old name of the village is Tashkessen, or Tashkesan. It is the site of the Battle of Tashkessen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=История – Община Горна Малина|url=http://www.gornamalina.eu/newsite/?page_id=121|access-date=2020-06-18|language=bg-BG}}</ref>
== References == <references />
Category:Villages in Sofia Province
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