Serdika or Serdica (
Bulgarian: )
is the historical
Roman name of
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
, now the capital of
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
.
Currently, Serdika is the name of a district located in the city. It includes four neighbourhoods: "Fondovi zhilishta"; "Banishora", "
Orlandovtsi" and "Malashevtsi" as well as the central parts of "Draz mahala". It has an area of 17.53 km
2 that counts for 1.3% of the total Capital Municipality area and 8.8% of the city proper. Serdica has a population of 52,918.
There are 6 kindergartens, 13 schools and 6
chitalishta in the territory of the district. Healthcare infrastructure includes II and V City Hospitals; Institute of Transport Medicine and two polyclinics. The
Sofia Central Railway Station;
Central Bus Station Sofia and the
Lavov Most are also located in Serdica.
See also
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Edict of Serdica (AD 311), through which Emperor Galerius decreed a policy of tolerance towards Christianity
*
History of Sofia
References
{{Districts of Sofia
Districts of Sofia