The town of Zlatitza lies at a distance of 77 km east of Sofia and has a population of 6 000 inhabitants. Zlatitza is a municipal centre with 3 component settlements. The town is situated in the Zlatitza-Pirdop Valley near the Zlatishka River. To the north of the town is located the Kashana barium filed.

The town is mentioned with this name for the first time in the deed of King Konstantin Asen from 1257-1277. The town becomes famous in relation with the battle at the Zlatitza Pass waged by the crusaders Vladislav III Yangelo, the Transylvanian leader Yan Hunyadi and the Serbian prince Georgi Brankovich with the Ottoman soldiers. The town is also mentioned in the Ottoman registry books from 1668.

The tourist sights of the town are: the Church "St. Georgi" from 1859, the clock tower from 1829, Revival period houses and the single-vault bridge from 1789.