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
The Sofia Court House (Bulgarian: Съдебна палата, Sadebna palata) is a building in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, accommodating several courts in the city. Stylistically a simplistic yet monumental structure, it is located on 2 Vitosha Boulevard, s…
Serdica (Bulgarian: Сердика) is a district located in the center of the capital Sofia. It includes four neighbourhoods: "Fondovi zhilishta"; "Banishora", "Orlandovtsi" and "Malashevtsi" as well as the central parts of "Draz mahala". It has an area o…
Pirogov Hospital (Bulgarian: Болница Пирогов) is a hospital for active treatment and emergency medicine in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was founded in 1951 and as of 2006 has a capacity of 795 hospital beds, 33 clinics and departments and empl…
The Vasil Levski National Sports Academy (Bulgarian: Национална спортна академия „Васил Левски“) in Sofia is Bulgaria's premiere higher education institution specializing in teaching coaching, physical education and physical therapy. It is named in …
The Lyulin motorway (Bulgarian: Автомагистрала „Люлин“, Avtomagistrala "Lyulin") is a motorway in Bulgaria, that provides link between the western arc of the Sofia ringroad and the Daskalovo interchange, at the town of Pernik, where it merges with S…
Georgi Rakovski Street (Bulgarian: Улица Георги Раковски, Ulitsa Georgi Rakovski), usually called with its old name Rakovska, is an important street in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, located in the central area of the city. It is named after the fa…
Dobroslavtsi Air Base or 1st Fighter Air Base Dobroslavtsi (Bulgarian: 1ва Изтребителна авиобаза Доброславци) is an air force facility near Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is located to the west of the city and has for long time been its major ai…
The Church of St Paraskeva (Bulgarian: църква "Света Параскева", tsarkva "Sveta Paraskeva") is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The church, dedicated to Saint Paraskeva, is located on 58 Georgi Rakovski Street in the ce…
Bistritsa or Bistrica (Bulgarian: Бистрица) is a large village in the Pancharevo municipality, located at 15 km to the south of the capital Sofia.
Balgarska Armia Stadium (Bulgarian: Стадион "Българска Армия", translated as Stadium of the Bulgarian Army) is the club stadium of the Bulgarian football club CSKA Sofia. It is situated in the Borisova Gradina (King Boris' Garden) in the centre of S…
The Aleksandrovska University Hospital (Bulgarian: университетска болница „Александровска“) is a university hospital in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was founded in 1879 and was named after Bulgarian Prince Alexander I Battenberg in October 188…
The 2008 Chelopechene explosions were a series of explosions that began early on Thursday morning 3 July 2008 at around 6:30 am local time at a munitions depot in the suburb of Chelopechene, 10 kilometres east of the centre of the Bulgarian capital,…
Zlatnite Mostove (Bulgarian: Златните мостове, ‘Golden Bridges’) is the largest stone river on Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria. The feature is situated in the valley of Vladayska River, extending 2.2 km, and up to 150 m wide, with several ‘tributary’ sto…
The Vladayska River (Владайска река, Vladayska reka) is a river in western Bulgaria, a tributary to the Iskar River.
Vazrazhdane (Bulgarian: Възраждане) is a district in the centre of Sofia. As of 2012 it has 49,158 inhabitants. The district's area is 3.16 km2 (1 sq mi) or 2,5% of the total capital area. It has several neighbourhoods: the Zones B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5,…
Tokuda Hospital Sofia (Bulgarian: Токуда Болница София) was the first major private hospital in Bulgaria, located in the capital of Sofia. The hospital is Japanese owned, run by the Tokushukai Medical Corporation, which have over 280 hospitals in Ja…
Sredets (Bulgarian: Средец) is a district located in the very centre of the capital Sofia. As of 2006 it has 41,000 inhabitants.
Ovcha Kupel (Bulgarian: Овча Купел) is a district located in the south-western parts of Sofia. As of 2006 it has 47,380 inhabitants.