Serdika
Serdika (Bulgarian: Сердика) is a district[1] located in the center of the capital Sofia. 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 km² that counts for 1,3% of the total Capital Municipality area and 8,8% of the city proper. As of 2006 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 Central Railway Station; Central Bus Station and Lavov most are also located in Serdica.
See also
- Edict of Serdica (AD 311), through which Emperor Galerius decreed a policy of tolerance towards Christianity
- History of Sofia
References
- "District Mayors". Sofia Municipality. Archived from the original on 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
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