Map of Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia - the capital city and main cultural and economic center of the country of Bulgaria, in 1879 the city was declared the capital.
The city has an international airport. The city is home to over 1,270,000 people. In the afternoon, according to some estimates, the population is 2.5 million people.
Sofia is an important center of railway in Bulgaria. The city is located eight railway stations (Central Station, Sofia-Severe Ylyyantsy, Poduene, Iskăr, Zaharna factory Gorna Banya and Hope). Recently opened and the new Central Bus Station. Also operates an international airport.
In the system of public transport are buses, trams, trolleybuses.
January 28, 1998 Metro was opened, which currently has 8 stations. September 7, 2009 fully opened for passengers only subway line, the construction of which was conducted in the late 1970s.
The latter was commissioned deep bedding area in the city center. Its length - 2.3 km. It is connected between the three stations: Station "Serdica" / "Sveta week", "Sofia University" and "Vasil Levski Stadium." With stretch "Serdica" - "Vasil Levski Stillwater" were interconnected peripheral areas built before the first line of the Sofia Metro.
And now the road between areas in the southeast and northwest Bulgarian capital takes about 20 minutes instead of several hours using ground transportation during peak hours.
