Sofia (/ˈsoʊfiə/) (Bulgarian: София, Sofiya,pronounced [ˈsɔfijɐ]) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. Sofia is the 14th largest city in the European Union with population of more than 1.2 million people. The city is located at the foot of Vitosha Mountain in the western part of the country, within less than 50 kilometres (31 mi) drive from the Serbian border. It lies at the center of the Balkan peninsula and is the midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, whereas the Aegean Sea is the closest to it.
Population: 1,152,556
Latitude: 42° 41' 51.04" N
Longitude: 23° 19' 26.94" E
Povalirazh (Bulgarian: Повалиръж) is a small village in Slivnitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 15 km south-west of the town of Slivnitsa. The village's name was first attested in 1576. It is a formation of …
Plana is a small village, situated along the Plana mountain ridge at 1200 m. above sea level. It is divided into several neighborhoods - Masova, Kalenderova, Tourmachka, Charshiska, etc.
Plana (Bulgarian: Плана) is a mountain in western Bulgaria, bounded by Sofia Valley to the north, Iskar River to the east, Samokov Valley to the south and southwest, and Vitosha Mountain to the northwest. The summit Manastirishte rises to 1338 m.
…Pishtane (Bulgarian: Пищане) is a small village in Slivnitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria 14 km south-west of the town of Slivnitsa.
Pavlovo (Bulgarian: Павлово) is a southern neighbourhood of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Part of the Vitosha municipality, it borders Buxton Neighbourhood to the northeast, Tsar Boris III Boulevard to the northwest, the Sofia ringroad (in this se…
Patriarch Evtimiy Square (Bulgarian: площад "Патриарх Евтимий", ploshtad "Patriarh Evtimiy"), more popularly known as Popa (Попа, "The Priest"), is a small urban square and a busy intersection in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The squ…
Patriarch Evtimiy Boulevard (Bulgarian: Булевард Патриарх Евтимий) is a central boulevard in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. It is named after the 14th century Bulgarian Patriarch Saint Evtimiy of Tarnovo.
Opitsvet (Bulgarian: Опицвет) is a village in Kostinbrod Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 31 km from the capital city of Sofia and 11 km west of the town of Kostinbrod.
Marchaevo (Bulgarian: Мърчаево) is a village located in the Vitosha municipality in the southern parts of the capital Sofia.
Lesnovo (Bulgarian: Лесново) is a village in central western Bulgaria, part of Elin Pelin Municipality, Sofia Province. As of 2006 it has 1,829 inhabitants. The village came into existence in 16-17th centuries. Lesnovo has a three-domed Eastern Orth…
Golyam Rezen (Bulgarian: Голям Резен / ‘Big Slice’) is a peak on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria. Rising to 2,277 m, the peak is second to the mountain's summit Cherni Vrah situated 900 m to the west. Golyam Rezen hosts an Air Traffic Services facility…
Golyam Kupen (Bulgarian: Голям Купен) is a peak rising to 1,930 m in Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria. The peak is situated on the southern border of Bistrishko Branishte Biosphere Reserve, on the watershed between Vitoshka Bistritsa to the north and Sels…
Galabovtsi (Bulgarian: Гълъбовци) is a village in Slivnitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 7 km south of the town of Slivnitsa.
Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Boulevard (Bulgarian: Булевард Евлоги и Христо Георгиеви, usually referred to simply as Evlogi Georgiev, which was its name for most of the 20th Century) is an important boulevard in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. It is nam…
Dragotintsi (Bulgarian: Драготинци) is a village in Slivnitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 15 km west of the town of Slivnitsa.
Dragalevska River (Bulgarian: Драгалевска река, ‘Dragalevska reka’) is a river in western Bulgaria, a tertiary tributary to Iskar River.
Delyan (Bulgarian: Делян) is a village in the Sofia Province, western Bulgaria, near the town of Breznik. The old historic name of the village is Karnul (Bulgarian: Кърнул). As of 2007, the village has only 18 permanent inhabitants. Delyan is locate…
Chervena Mogila (Bulgarian: Червена Могила / English translation: Red Hill) is a village located near the town of Radomir in Pernik Province, Bulgaria.