Buxton (, ) is a south-western neighbourhood of
Sofia
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, the capital of
Bulgaria
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. Part of
Vitosha
Vitosha ( ), 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. Convenient bus lines and ...
municipality, it lies between the
Buxton Brothers (''Bratya Buxton'') Boulevard, the
Tsar Boris III Boulevard, and the
Sofia ringroad adjacent to
Boyana
Boyana ( ) 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 live in. The res ...
.
The neighbourhood was named after the brothers
Charles
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and
Noel Buxton
Noel Edward Noel-Buxton, 1st Baron Noel-Buxton, (9 January 1869 – 12 September 1948), was a British Liberal and later Labour politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and between 1929 an ...
,
British
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public figures and prominent advocates of the Bulgarian position on the
Macedonian Question
The region of Macedonia is known to have been inhabited since Paleolithic times.
Еarliest historical inhabitants
The earliest historical inhabitants of the region were the Pelasgians, the Bryges and the Thracians. The Pelasgians occupied Em ...
in the
Balkan Wars
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and
World War I
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.
The central boulevard of the neighbourhood is also named after the brothers.
Buxton features mostly single-family houses and mid- to high-rise residential architecture from the 60s–80s. It is serviced by Secondary School #2 Academician
Emiliyan Stanev, Primary School #5
Ivan Vazov
Ivan Minchov Vazov (; – 22 September 1921) was a Bulgarian poet, novelist, and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature". He was born in Sopot, a town in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria (then part of the Ottoman Em ...
and Secondary Specialized School and Kindergarten for Hearing-impaired Children #2. The Vitosha municipality building is also located in the neighbourhood, and there is a
Fantastico supermarket in Buxton.
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Gallery
Image:Bakston (Sofia)1.jpg, Buxton
Image:Bakston (Sofia).jpg, Old house in Buxton
References
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Neighbourhoods of Sofia