Sofia is the capital city of Bulgaria.
2007-03-01 20:17:14
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answered by jemima 3
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Sofia listen (help·info) (Bulgarian: София) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1,246,791 (making it the 15th largest city in the European Union), and some 1,377,761 in the metropolitan area, the Capital Municipality.[1] It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain massif Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, and economic centre of the country.
One of the oldest capital cities in Europe, the history of Sofia dates back to the 8th century BC, when Thracians established a settlement there. Sofia has had several names in the different periods of its existence, and remnants of the city's millenary history can still be seen today alongside modern landmarks.
2007-03-01 22:10:43
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answered by SevenLove 2
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Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria
2007-03-01 20:33:31
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answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7
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Sofia is the capital city of the east European Country Bulgaria .
2007-03-04 01:05:33
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answered by Anonymous
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Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria!
2007-03-01 20:16:07
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answered by Roubini 5
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SOFIA IS THE CAPITAL OF BULGARIA.
Sofia has a history that goes back thousands of years. Through the centuries, many peoples have inhabited it and added to its rich and diverse history. Numerous Neolithic villages have been discovered in the area, while a chalocolithic settlement has been recently discovered in the very center of modern Sofia.
The St. Sofia Church,
a three-nave basilica
built in the late 5th
century AD The Thracian Serdi tribe settled here in the 7th century BC and gave the first recorded name of Sofia -- Serdica. The Byzantines called it Triaditsa and the Slavs - Sredets. The modern city of Sofia was named in the 14th century after the basilica St. Sofia. In Greek, word sofia means wisdom. In the 3rd century AD, the Romans built strong walls around Serdica, their capital of Inner Dacia and an important stopping point on the Roman road from Naisus (present Nish, Yugoslavia) to Constantinople.
Today there are many archaeological sites in Sofia, that display the city's diverse history - the castle gates and towers of Serdica, public buildings and streets thousands of years old. A large part of the ancient city of Serdica is underneath important modern buildings. The ancient city council (bulefteris) is hidden under the "Sheraton" hotel, while a number of basilicas are below the National Historical Museum. The Roman thermal baths are under the Sofia Mineral Baths and a Roman residence with elaborate mosaics is below the "Rila" hotel.
After the Hun invasion of 441, the town was rebuilt by the Byzantines. The Slavs gave Sredets a key role in the First Bulgarian Empire, then in 1018 the Byzantines retook Triaditsa. At the end of the 12th century, the Bulgarians returned and Sredets became a major trading center of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The Turks captured Sofia in 1382 and made it the center of the Rumelian beylerbeyship. The city declined during the feudal unrest of the 19th century, but with the establishment of the Third Bulgarian Empire in 1879, Sofia once again became the capital of Bulgaria.
The ancient St. George rotunda behind the
Sheraton Hotel
The National Art Gallery Rapidly the city's image changed from an Oriental, to a European. Today many streets, buildings, parks, and even whole neighborhoods preserve the architectural style from the turn of the century. Between 1879 and 1939, the population of Sofia grew from 20 000 to 300 000, while today 1 250 000 people
2007-03-01 20:30:19
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answered by krissh 3
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Sofia is the capital of bulgaria
2007-03-01 20:18:18
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answered by kikin 1
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Sofia
2007-03-03 21:54:15
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answered by splendid!!!!!!!! 2
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Sofia
2007-03-01 20:27:39
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answered by Stunner_cool 5
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Sofia
2007-03-02 00:13:15
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answered by sushobhan 6
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