Plana ({{langx, bg, Плана) is a village in
Stolichna Municipality
The Stolichna Municipality () is an obshtina (''Municipalities of Bulgaria, municipality'') in Sofia City Province, Western Bulgaria.
It is named after its administrative centre, the city of Sofia, which is also the capital of Sofia City Province ...
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Sofia City Province
Sofia City Province () is a province (''oblast'') of Bulgaria. Its administrative center is the city of Sofia, the capital of the country.
The province borders on Sofia Province and Pernik Province. It consists of only one municipalities of B ...
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
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Geography
Plana is a small village, situated along the Plana mountain ridge at 1200 m. above sea level. It is divided into several neighborhoods - Masova, Kalenderova, Tourmachka, Charshiska, etc.
History
Its population has Aegean root and is composed of settlers from the nearby village Chuypetlovo, located on the south slope of Vitosha mountain.
Under the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, there had been a Turkish farm which was the workplace of a lot of Chuypetlovo villagers. The big distance between the farm and their homes led to them moving closer, domestic workers first, and soon after - agricultural workers who bought the land from the farm for their homes.
Villages in Sofia City Province