Bank yes

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Bankja (Банкя)
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Help on coat of arms 		Map of Bulgaria, position of Bankja highlighted
Basic data
State : BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria
Residents : 11,234 (December 31, 2018  )
Area : 33.002 km²
Population density 340.4 inhabitants / km²
Coordinates : 42 ° 42 ′  N , 23 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 23 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 695 m
Postal code : 1320
Telephone code : (+359) 02997
administration
Mayor : Rangel Markow
Рангел Марков
Bankja with Sofia and Vitosha Mountain in the background

Bankja , also Bankya or Bankia , is a city and a district in western Bulgaria . It was promoted to city in 1969 and has been part of Sofia City Oblast since 1979 .

The city is ten kilometers west of Sofia at the foot of Mount Lyulin at an average altitude of 695 meters. The economy is based on tourism and bathing. The district is known for its mineral springs and has a long history of medicinal treatments. The name of the town comes from the term bankja, which means hot springs and is a diminutive of banja (bath) .

The first recorded inhabitants were Thracians around 2500 years ago. Archaeological excavations have buildings from Roman times and bronze parts from the 4th – 5th centuries. Century proven. The first written mention as Bankja appears in the 15th century, the original villages Verdikal, Gradoman and Michailowo are now part of the city.

Bankja is the birthplace of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov . In addition, the city since 2010, is named for is Bankya Peak , a mountain in Graham Land in Antarctica.

Attractions

Mineral baths in Bankja
Central Station
  • “Vazov's Oak”, Ivan Wasov's famous resting place.
  • The Quiricus and Julitta Martyrs Church, built in 1932 and consecrated by Bishop Stephen of Sofia.
  • The former presidential palace that is now a golf club .
  • Bankya Palace, a seaside hotel.
  • The mineral baths in Bankja, which were built between 1907 and 1910 based on a design by the Munich architect Carl Hocheder .

Web links

Commons : Bankya  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population by towns and sex. In: nsi.bg. Republic of Bulgaria - National Statistical Institute (NSI), April 12, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .
  2. ^ District Mayors . Sofia Municipality. Archived from the original on December 20, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2009. (English)
  3. ↑ Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М .: Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник . Пенсофт, София 2002, ISBN 954-642-168-5 , pp. 117 .