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Sofia

Sofia 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 part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate.

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Area code
(+359) 02
Conquered by Krum
809 AD (as Sredets)
Cont. inhabited
since 7000 BC
Country
Bulgaria
Demonym(s)
Sofian (en) Софиянец/Sofiyanets (bg)
Elevation
500–699 m (1,640–2,293 ft)

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related to history · 70
Sofia → Amongst, Anatolia, April, Armenians, Ashkenazi, Balkans, Battle, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Bulgarian Christians, By, Catholic Ragusans, Christians, Crusade, December, During, Edirne, Europe, Following, From
related to Names · 50
Sofia → AD, Ancient Greek, Arab, Atralisa, Bulgarian, Byzantine Ancient Greek, Byzantine Greek, Celtic, Church Slavonic, City, Crusaders, Dubrovnik, For, Gospel, Gradually, Greek, Idrisi, In, It, Ivan Shishman
related to Middle Ages · 43
Sofia → After, Basil II, Botko, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Bulgarian Patriarch Damyan, Bulgarians, Byzantine, Byzantine Emperor Basil II, Byzantine Empire, Byzantines, Constantinople, During, Emperor, Emperor Peter, First Bulgarian Empire, Gates, In, It, John
related to Geography · 31
Sofia → Aegean Seas, Andorra, Balkan Mountains, Balkans, Black, Boyanska, Bulgaria, Bulgaria's, Europe, European, European Union, German, Iskar Gorge, It, Madrid, Novi Iskar, Perlovska, Rila, Sofia City Province, Sofia Province
related to Environment · 26
Sofia → As, Auditors, Bulgaria, During, Eagles' Bridge, EU, Europe, European Court, Even, Gorna Banya, However, In, January, March, Municipal Council, October, Particulate, Particulates, PM10, PM2
related to Arts and entertainment · 25
Sofia → American, Ballet, Bulgaria, Bulgaria's, Cinema, European, Ghena Dimitrova, Last Blood, London Has Fallen, National Opera, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Nu Boyana Film Studios, Nu Image, Odeon, Odeon Cinemas, Over, Rambo, Regular, Some, The Boyana Film
related to Sports · 23
Sofia → Basketball, BVF, Communist, CSKA, During, EuroBasket, European Champions Cup, FIVB World League, In, International Olympic Committee, Levski, Lokomotiv, Lukoil Akademik, Magdalena Maleeva, Slavia, Summer Universiades, Tennis, The, The Bulgarian Volleyball Federation, There
related to Bibliography · 22
Sofia → Antiquity, Bozhilov, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, English, Figures, Gyuzelev, History, ISBN, Ivan, Magdalina, Medieval Bulgaria VII, Modern Times, National Statistical Institute, New Bulgarian University, October, PDF, Retrieved, Stancheva, Vasil
related to Further reading · 21
Sofia → Archived, Bulgarian, CS1, Figures, Gigova, Glory, Irina, Journal, March, Nation, October, PDF, Regional Statistical Office, Rubble, S2CID, Sofia's Trajectory, The, The City, Urban History, WWII
related to Cityscape · 20
Sofia → According, After, Alexander Battenberg, Amphitheatre, Austria-Hungary, Bulgarian, Byzantine, Christian Roman, George, In Sofia, Liberation War, Neoclassicism, Roman, Rotunda, Serdica, Socialist-era, Sofia's, St, These, Until

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city bulgarian bulgaria capital national serdica 000 century population first became vitosha one province people centre including empire roman sredets

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SofiaArea code(+359) 021.00infobox
SofiaConquered by Krum809 AD (as Sredets)1.00infobox
SofiaCont. inhabitedsince 7000 BC1.00infobox
SofiaCountryBulgaria1.00infobox
SofiaDemonym(s)Sofian (en) Софиянец/Sofiyanets (bg)1.00infobox
SofiaElevation500–699 m (1,640–2,293 ft)1.00infobox
SofiaHDI (2023)0.920 @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-the…1.00infobox
SofiaMunicipalityCapital1.00infobox
SofiaNeolithic settlement5500–6000 BC1.00infobox
SofiaPostal code10001.00infobox
SofiaProvinceSofia City1.00infobox
SofiaRoman administration46 AD (as Serdica)1.00infobox
SofiaSerdi settlementca. 390 BC1.00infobox
SofiaTime zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)1.00infobox
SofiaVehicle registration plateC, CA, CB1.00infobox
SofiaWebsitesofia.bg1.00infobox
Sofia• Capital city500 km2 (190 sq mi)1.00infobox
Sofia• Capital city1,295,5911.00infobox
Sofia• Capital city€45.732 billion1.00infobox
Sofia• Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)1.00infobox
Sofia• MayorVasil Terziev (PP-DB-Spasi Sofia)1.00infobox
Sofia• Metro11,738 km2 (4,532 sq mi)1.00infobox
Sofia• Metro1,619,6901.00infobox
Sofia• Metro density137.99/km2 (357.38/sq mi)1.00infobox
Sofia• Per capita€35,4121.00infobox
Sofia• Rank1st in Bulgaria1.00infobox
Sofia• Rank14th in the EU1.00infobox
Sofia• Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)1.00infobox
Sofia• Urban5,723 km2 (2,210 sq mi)1.00infobox
Sofia• Urban1,531,8671.00infobox

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