Sredets ( bg, Средец ) is a district located in the very centre of the capital

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, 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. ...

. it has 41,000 inhabitants. The district has an area of around 300 hectares or 3 km². Its borders follow

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, Yavorov Alley to the east; Dragan Tsankov Boulevard, Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard to the south and south-west; Fridtjof Nansen Street,

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to the west; Dondukov Boulevard, Moskovska Str, Shipka Str, Khan Omurtag Str to the north. There are many green spaces and gardens. Sredets also includes the northernmost parts of

Borisova gradina Borisova gradina or Knyaz-Borisova gradina ( bg, Борисова градина or Княз-Борисова градина, translated as Boris' Garden or Knyaz Boris' Garden) is the oldest and best known park in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. I ...

Park. Two of the most emblematic football stadiums in

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are located among the pleasant alleys of the park:

Vasil Levski National Stadium Vasil Levski National Stadium ( bg, Национален стадион „Васил Левски“), named after Bulgarian national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski (1837–1873), is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43, ...

where the

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plays its home matches and the venue of Bulgaria's most successful football team

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, Balgarska Armiya Stadium. There are 7 schools and 4 kindergartens.

Culture

The district occupies some areas of the ancient city. There are extensive remains of the

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town under the contemporary edifices and many more have been excavated during different construction works. Remains of the city walls and towers can be observed in some underpasses as well as one of the oldest churches in the

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, ''Sv. Georgi'' in the yard of the Ministry of Education. Major Landmarks: *

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* National Art Gallery * Sofia Art Gallery *

Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

Ivan Vazov National Theatre The Ivan Vazov National Theatre ( bg, Народен театър „Иван Вазов“, ') is Bulgaria's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the ...

*Theatre of the Army *Theatre of Satire *"Tear and laugh" Theatre *Youth Theatre *Theatre 199 *Bulgaria Hall *

Monument to the Tsar Liberator The Monument to the Tsar Liberator ( bg, Паметник на Цар Освободител, ''Pametnik na Tsar Osvoboditel'') is an equestrian monument in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was erected in honour of Russian Emperor ...

* Grand Hotel Sofia Churches * Sv. Georgi *

St Nedelya Church Sveta Nedelya Church ( bg, Катедрален храм "Св. великомъченица Неделя" в София or църква „Света Неделя“, translit=Sveta Nedelya) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Sofia, the capital of ...

Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church The Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church ( bg, църква „Свети Седмочисленици“) and formerly The Black Mosque ( tr, Kara Camii) is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was created between 1901 an ...

* Russian Church

References

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