Benkovski
Benkovski is a suburb in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. Benkovski is situated nearby to the suburb Orlandovtsi, as well as near the neighborhood Voenno obshezhitie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lokomotiv Stadium and Sofia Central Station.
Lokomotiv Stadium
Stadium
Stadion Lokomotiv is a multi-purpose stadium, located in Sofia, Bulgaria. The stadium holds 16,000 people, of which 11,200 are seating. The stadium was built in 1985. Lokomotiv Stadium is situated 2½ km west of Benkovski.
Sofia Central Station
Railway station
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sofia Central Railway Station is the main passenger railway station of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, as well as the largest railway station in the country. Sofia Central Station is situated 3½ km southwest of Benkovski.
Sofia Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sofia Thermal Power Plant is a power plant situated near the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. It has an installed capacity of 130 MW. Sofia Power Plant is situated 3 km southwest of Benkovski.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kubratovo and Largo.
Kubratovo
Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kubratovo is a village in Novi Iskar district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located some 9 km north of the city center. As of 2024 it has 634 inhabitants. Kubratovo is situated 4 km north of Benkovski.
Largo
Locality
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Largo is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism buildings around Independence Square in central Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was designed and built in the 1950s with the intention of becoming the city's new representative centre. Largo is situated 5 km south of Benkovski.
Sofia
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria, with about 2 million citizens. It is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches, including the grand Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the medieval frescos of Boyana Church.
Benkovski
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “кв. Бенковски”
- Category: locality
- Location: Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.7396° or 42° 44′ 23″ northLongitude
23.34611° or 23° 20′ 46″ eastElevation
521 metres (1,709 feet)Open location code
8GJ5P8QW+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1699455405OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
733271
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“Benkovski” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Бенковски”
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