Vitosha ( bg, Витоша ) is one of the 24 districts of

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

, situated in the southern parts of the City on the foot of the

Vitosha Vitosha ( bg, Витоша ), the ancient ''Scomius'' or ''Scombrus'', is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Conveni ...

mountain. As of 2006 it has 42,953 inhabitants. The district includes 7 neighbourhoods:

Boyana Boyana ( bg, Бояна ) is a neighbourhood of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, part of Vitosha municipality and situated 8 km south of the city centre, in the outskirts of Vitosha. Boyana is one of the most expensive parts of Sofia to l ...

; Simeonovo;

Dragalevtsi Dragalevtsi ( bg, Драгалевци ) is a neighborhood of Sofia, which is located at the foot of Vitosha Mountain. It is part of the administrative district "Vitosha" of Sofia Municipality. Dragalevtsi is an affluent quarter built up with luxu ...

;

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; Buxton; Manastirski Livadi and Knyazhevo as well as two villages

Vladaya Vladaya ( bg, Владая, ) is a village on the Vitosha and Lyulin mountains in western Bulgaria at an altitude of about 1000 m. In the 2011 census in Vladaya were counted 4043 residents, which makes it the tenth-largest village in Bulgaria. R ...

and

Marchaevo Marchaevo, or Marčaevo, ( bg, Мърчаево ) is a village located in the Vitosha municipality in the southern parts of the capital Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated i ...

. It is among the richest and greenest districts in Sofia and

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with many beautiful residences, houses, villas and residential complexes.

Landmarks

* National Historical Museum which is among the most important

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an museums with rich collection dating from prehistorical ages to modern day. Among the most precious items are several splendid

Thracian treasure The Thracians ( bg, Траки, grc, Θρᾷκες, la, Thraci) were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting a large area in Central and Southeastern Europe, centred in modern Bulgaria. They were bordered by the Scythians to the north, the ...

s, fine church plates, ancient manuscripts and many others. It is part of the

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. *

Boyana Church The Boyana Church ( bg, Боянска църква, ''Boyanska tsărkva'') is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church situated on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, in the Boyana quarter. In 1979, the building was added to the UNESCO W ...

dating back to the 9-10th century with magnificent 13th-century frescoes. It is a

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and part of the

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Boyana Waterfall Boyana Waterfall is the largest waterfall in the Bulgarian Vitosha mountain, with a height of 25 meters. Location Boyana Waterfall is formed under the waters of the Boyana River, which streams down the northern hills of Vitosha mountain. The ba ...

, a 15 m high waterfall. *

Dragalevtsi Monastery Dragalevtsi Monastery of the Holy Mother of God of Vitosha ( bg, Драгалевски манастир „Света Богородица Витошка“, ''Dragalevski manastir „Sveta Bogoroditsa Vitoshka“'') is a Bulgarian Orthodox mon ...

, 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. The

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, a French international school, is in the Maxi Complex in Vitosha.Contact
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. Retrieved on 14 May 2015. "Site MAXI COMPLEX complexe MAXI 110 Simeonovsko chaussée quartier Vitosha 1700 Sofia "

Gallery

Image:NIM-sofia-imagesfrombulgaria.JPG, Front view of the National Historical Museum edifice Image:Knyazhevo Church TodorBozhinov.jpg, Church in Knyazhevo Image:Boyana Church E1.jpg, Boyana Church

External links

Vitosha municipality on the Capital municipality official site

Site of Vladaya
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