Lyulin (, pronounced ) is a municipality located in the western outskirts of Sofia and is divided into 11
microdistrict
A microdistrict or microraion is a residential complex—a primary structural element of the residential area construction in the Soviet Union and in some post-Soviet and former socialist states. Residential districts in most of the cities a ...
s. The infrastructural work on the complex began in 1971 and the first
condominium
A condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership regime in which a building (or group of buildings) is divided into multiple units that are either each separately owned, or owned in common with exclusive rights of occupation by individual own ...
was constructed in 1973. The complex is named after the nearby
Lyulin Mountain
Lyulin () is a mountain range in western Bulgaria with an altitude of 1,256 meters above sea level. It is part of the Srednogorie mountain system that from west to east includes the mountain ranges of Greben (mountain), Greben, Zavalska Plan ...
. It is a popular place to live, as it has access to
public transportation
Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whi ...
and real estate is inexpensive. There is however the drawback of organized crime to which the authorities have largely shown neglect over the years.
Image:Lulin church s7.jpg, St. Clement of Ohrid Church (1999)
Image:Lulin silver centre s6.jpg, Silver Centre Trade Complex
Image:Lulin free s8.jpg, A view of 6th microregion of Lyulin District
References
{{Districts of Sofia
Districts of Sofia