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There was an important uprising against Ottoman rule in Sofia, Samokov and Western Bulgaria in 1737. Sofia entered a period of economic and political decline in the 17th century, accelerated during the period of anarchy in the Ottoman Balkans of the late 18th and early 19th century, when local Ottoman warlords ravaged the countryside. 1831 ...
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 ...
With a territory of 7 020 km², Sofia Province is the second-largest in Bulgaria. [20] It also has the highest number of municipalities, 22, and borders nine other provinces as well as Serbia to the northwest. The lowest areas stand at 350 metres above sea level, whereas the highest rise above 2,900 metres, resulting in diverse terrain, soil ...
Bulgaria has 6,238 kilometres (3,876 mi) of railway track, [334] with rail links available to Romania, Turkey, Greece, and Serbia, and express trains serving direct routes to Kyiv, Minsk, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. [344] Sofia is the country's air travel hub, while Varna and Burgas are the principal maritime trade ports. [334]
Rank Province GDP per capita in Euro (PPP) Percent of EU27 average (PPP) 1 Sofia (City) 37,100 124 2 Sofia Province: 16,800 56 3 Stara Zagora: 15,500 51 4 Varna
During World War II, Sofia was bombed by Allied aircraft in late 1943 and early 1944, as well as later occupied by the Soviet Union. Bulgaria's regime which allied the country with Nazi Germany was overthrown and Sofia became capital of the Communist-ruled People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1989).
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.
1940 – Sofia Court House built on Vitosha Boulevard. 1943 – Bombing of Sofia in World War II by Allied forces. 1944 – Bombing of Sofia in World War II by Allied forces. 1946 – City becomes capital of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. 1949 – Sofia Power Plant commissioned. 1951 – Vecherni Novini newspaper begins publication. [15]