Knyazhevo
Knyazhevo is a suburb in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. Knyazhevo is situated nearby to the hamlet m. Mala koriya, as well as near the suburb Kiliite.Places of Interest
Highlights include Boyana Church and National History Museum.
Boyana Church
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Boyana Church is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church situated on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, in the Boyana quarter. In 1979, the building was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Boyana Church is situated 3 km east of Knyazhevo.
National History Museum
Museum
The National Historical Museum in Sofia is Bulgaria's largest museum. It was founded on 5 May 1973. A new representative exhibition was opened in the building of the Court of Justice on 2 March 1984, to commemorate the 13th centenary of the Bulgarian state. National History Museum is situated 3½ km east of Knyazhevo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vladaya and Manastriski livadi.
Vladaya
Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vladaya is a village on the Vitosha and Lyulin mountains in western Bulgaria at an altitude of about 1000 m. In the 2011 census in Vladaya were counted 4043 residents, which makes it the tenth largest village in Bulgaria. Vladaya is situated 4 km southwest of Knyazhevo.
Manastriski livadi
Suburb
Photo: Marcian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manastriski livadi is a suburb, which is situated 4 km east of Knyazhevo.
Borovo
Suburb
Photo: Apostoloff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borovo is a suburb, which is situated 5 km east of Knyazhevo.
Knyazhevo
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Bali Efendi”, “Kniajévo”, “Knjashewo”, “Knjaževo”, and “кв. Княжево”
- Category: locality
- Location: Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.65466° or 42° 39′ 17″ northLongitude
23.2305° or 23° 13′ 50″ eastElevation
643 metres (2,110 feet)Open location code
8GJ5M63J+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 2178251235OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
730280
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In Other Languages
“Knyazhevo” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Княжево”
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