Vitosha, Sofia

Vitosha, Sofia

Vitosha ( _bg. Витоша) is one of the 24 municipalities in Sofia, situated in the southern parts of the City on the foot of the Vitosha mountain. As of 2006 it has 42,953 inhabitants. The municipality includes 7 neighbourhoods: "Boyana"; "Simeonovo"; "Dragalevtsi"; "Pavlovo"; "Buxton"; "Manastirski livadi" and "Knyazhevo" as well as two villages Vladaya and Marchaevo. It is among the richest and greenest municipalities in Sofia and Bulgaria with many beautiful residences, houses, villas and residential complexes.

Landmarks

*National Historical Museum which is among the most important European museums with rich collection dating from prehistorical ages to modern day. Among the most precious items are several splendid Thracian treasures, fine church plates, ancient manuscripts and many others. It is part of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.
*Boyana Church dating back to the 9-10th century with magnificent 13th century frescoes. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and part of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.
*Boyana Waterfall, a 15 m high waterfall.
*Dragalevtsi Monastery, built under Ivan Alexander.
* Knyazhevo mineral springs, with a temperature of 31°C

Education

There are 8 schools and 7 "chitalishta" (something like a library) with 102,000 volumes.

Gallery

External links

[http://sofia.bg/template.asp?ime=RWIT%7D&title=%C2%C8%D2%CE%D8%C0 Vitosha municipality on the Capital municipality official site]


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