Dolni Bogrov
Dolni Bogrov | |
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Village | |
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  Dolni Bogrov | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′0″N 23°30′0″E / 42.70000°N 23.50000°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Sofia City |
| Municipality | Stolichna Municipality |
| Elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 1,229 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 1855 |
Dolni Bogrov (Bulgarian: Долни Богров) is a village in Kremikovtsi district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located some 15 km east of the city center. As of 2024[update] it has 1,229 inhabitants.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]The village is situated at an altitude of 528 m in the eastern part of the Sofia Valley on the river Lesnovska reka, a right tributary of the Iskar. There is a mineral spring with a temperature of 37 °С. It falls within the transitional continental climatic zone. The soils are alluvial.[2][3]
Administratively, Dolni Bogrov is part of the Kremikovtsi district of Stolichna Municipality in the northeastern part of the Sofia City Province. It has a territory of 15.525 km2.[4] The closest settlements are the villages of Gorni Bogrov to the northeast, Musachevo to the east, Ravno Pole to the southeast, and Krivina to the southwest.
Transport
[edit]Dolni Bogrov has excellent transport connectivity, situated along the first class I-6 road Gyueshevo–Sofia–Burgas some two kilometers east of the Sofia Ring Road and about a kilometer from the starting point of the major Hemus motorway (A2), leading to the port city of Varna. The village is served by two bus lines of the Sofia Public Transport, which connect it to the Sofia Metro.[5]
History and culture
[edit]The village was first mentioned it Ottoman documents from 1452. The Church of St Theodore Stratilat was constructed in 1895 and the decorated by Bulgarian woodcarvers from the town of Debar. The local cultural center, known in Bulgarian as a chitalishte, was founded in 1927 and is named after the Saints Cyril and Methodius.[3][6]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 176
- ^ a b Encyclopaedia Bulgaria, Volume II 1981, p. 401
- ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Dolni Bogrov". Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Chitalishte St. St. Cyril and Methodius-1927, Dilni Bogrov". Register of the Chitalishta of Bulgaria. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
References
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- Георгиев (Georgiev), Владимир (Vladimir) (1981). Енциклопедия България. Том II. Г-З [Encyclopaedia Bulgaria. Volume II. G-Z] (in Bulgarian). и колектив. София (Sofia): Издателство на БАН (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Press).
- Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).