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From 1530 to 1836, Sofia was the regional capital of Rumelia Eyalet, the Ottoman Empire's key province in Europe. Bulgarian rule was restored in 1878. Sofia was selected as the capital of the Third Bulgarian State in the next year, ushering a period of intense demographic and economic growth. Sofia is the 14th-largest city in the European Union.
Ottoman Sofia map in 1879 with the 1881 master plan of today's streets superimposed. As already mentioned, Ottoman rule brought major demographic growth for Sofia. As the city became a centre of commercial activity, it grew from a total population of 6,000 (1620s) through 55,000 (middle 17th century) to 70-80,000 (18th century).
The Sofia Zoo was founded in 1888, has an area of 230,000 m 2 and, houses 1,113 animals representing 244 species. Lion's Bridge: Lavov Most is a bridge over the Vladaya River in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, built 1889-1891 by Czech architect Václav Prošek, his brother Jozef and his cousins Bohdan and Jiří. Eagle's Bridge
Sofia – the capital city of Bulgaria and the largest settlement in the country – is the administrative centre of both Sofia Province and Sofia City Province (Sofia-grad). The capital is included (together with three other cities plus 34 villages) in Sofia Capital Municipality (over 90% of whose population lives in Sofia), which is the sole ...
It is named after its administrative centre, the city of Sofia, which is also the capital of Sofia City Province and Sofia Province and the capital of Bulgaria as well. The municipality is located mainly in the Sofia Valley, and also in the foots and lower parts of the mountains of Stara planina and Vitosha, Plana, Lozen, Rila. As of 2016, it ...
Map of Bulgaria. This is a complete list of all cities and towns in Bulgaria sorted by population. Province capitals are shown in bold.Primary sources are the National Statistical Institute (NSI) [1] and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Sofia City Province (Bulgarian: Област София-град, romanized: Oblast Sofiya-grad) is a province 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 municipality – the Sofia Capital Municipality.
This is a list of Bulgarian provinces and the capital city of Sofia by GDP. ... Sofia (City) 51,351 48,942 2 Plovdiv: 9,813 9,353 3 Varna: 7,381 7,035 4 Stara Zagora: