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 Yablanski House (Bulgarian: къща на Яблански, kashta na Yablanski) is a Neo-Baroque house in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, situated at 18 Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard in the city centre and regarded as one of the highest achievements of the city…
Bistritsa or Vitoshka Bistritsa (Bulgarian: Бистрица; Витошка Бистрица; Бистришка река), is a river in western Bulgaria, tributary of Iskar River. Flows from the eastern slopes of Golyam Rezen Peak on Vitosha Mountain, crossing Bistrishko Branishte …
Vitinya Pass (Bulgarian: Витиня) is a mountain pass in the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) in Bulgaria.
Vasil Levski Boulevard (Bulgarian: Булевард Васил Левски) is a major boulevard in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It lies between the Freight Station Square at the Slivnitsa and Danail Nikolaev Boulevards and the area of the National Palace of Cultu…
Vakarel (Bulgarian: Вакарел) is a village, 25 km (16 mi) away from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
Triaditsa (Bulgarian: Триадица) is a district located in the southern parts of Sofia. As of 2006 the population is 65,000. The district has an area of 9,8 km². It includes three neighbourhoods: "Ivan Vazov", "Strelbishte" and "Gotse Delchev".
Torfeno Branishte (Bulgarian: Торфено бранище / ‘Turf Reserve’) is a nature reserve on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria, along with the Bistrishko Branishte reserve. The reserve has a surface area of 728.8 ha comprising the parts of Big Plateau and the …
The Sofia Seminary of St John of Rila (Bulgarian: Софийска духовна семинария „Св. Йоан Рилски“, Sofiyska duhovna seminariya „Sv. Yoan Rilski“), located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is the main seminary of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and an e…
Slatina (Bulgarian: Слатина) is a district located in the eastern parts of the capital Sofia. As of 2006 it has 65,772 inhabitants. The district has an area of 13.25 km² which counts for 6.69% of the total Capital Municipality area.
Sirishtnik (Bulgarian: Сирищник [ˈsiriʃtnik]) is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Kovachevtsi municipality, Pernik Province. It lies 25 km west if Pernik, at (42°34′N22°49′E), 742 metres above sea level. As of 2005, it has a population of 268…
Septemvri Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
Rakita (Bulgarian: Ракита) is a village in Slivnitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 15 km west of the town of Slivnitsa.
The Queen Giovanna Hospital (or Tsaritsa Yoanna Hospital; Bulgarian: болница „Царица Йоанна“) is a university hospital in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Named after Giovanna of Savoy, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria and wife of Boris III, the hospital was ope…
The Princess Hotel Sofia is a 4-star hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria. It has 601 hotel rooms, a luxury lobby bar and a restaurant.
Petarch (Bulgarian: Петърч) is a village in Kostinbrod Municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 5 km south-west of the town of Kostinbrod. In the centre there is a monument, several pubs and a computer club. There exis…
The Pearl River or Perlovska River (Bulgarian: Перловска река) is a small river in the Sofia Valley in western Bulgaria. The river is only 17.8 kilometres (11.1 mi) long. It takes its source from the foothills of Vitosha, runs through Sofia's South …
Minyor Stadium (Bulgarian: Стадион "Миньор") (nicknamed The Stadium of Peace) is a multi-purpose stadium in Pernik, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of the local football club Minyor Pernik.
Malak Rezen (Bulgarian: Малък Резен / ‘Little Slice’) is a peak rising to 2,191 m in northeastern Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria. The peak is situated 1.5 km northeast of the summit Cherni Vrah, and 1.3 km north by east of Golyam Rezen Peak, surmounti…