Bulgaria
Sofia-grad
Municipality of the Capital

Bankya

Bankya is a small town located on the outskirts of in western . It is administratively part of Greater . The district is famous for the mineral springs and baths that have been used for medicinal purposes for hundreds of years.
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  • Type: Town with 11,700 residents
  • Description: city in Stolichna municipality, Sofia Capital oblast, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Banki”
  • Postal code: 1320

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cyricus and Julitta Church.

Church
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ivanyane and Malo Buchino.

Village
is a village in Bankya district of the capital , located some 12 km southwest of the city center. As of 2024 it has 1,008 inhabitants. is situated 3 km east of Bankya.

Village
is a village in district of the capital , located some 16 km southwest of the city center. As of 2024 it has 904 inhabitants. is situated 3 km southeast of Bankya.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Bankya.

Bankya

Latitude
42.71013° or 42° 42′ 36″ north
Longitude
23.1465° or 23° 8′ 47″ east
Population
11,700
Elevation
681 metres (2,234 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BG BAK
Open location code
8GJ5P46W+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 273488684
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
733468
Wiki­data ID
Q806817
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Bankya” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Банкя”
  • Bulgarian: “Банкя (място)”
  • Bulgarian: “Банкя”
  • Bulgarian: “ГР.БАНКЯ”
  • Catalan: “Bankia (Bulgària)”
  • Catalan: “Bankia”
  • Cebuano: “Bankya”
  • Chechen: “Банкя”
  • Chinese: “班基雅”
  • Church Slavic: “Ба́нкꙗ”
  • Church Slavic: “Банька”
  • Church Slavic: “Ба́нькꙗ”
  • Czech: “Bankja”
  • Danish: “Bankja”
  • Dutch: “Bankja”
  • Dutch: “Bankya”
  • French: “Bankya”
  • German: “Bankja”
  • German: “Bankya”
  • Greek: “Μπάνκια”
  • Hebrew: “באנקיה, הרפובליקה העממית הבולגרית”
  • Hungarian: “Bankja”
  • Irish: “Bankya”
  • Japanese: “バンキャ”
  • Kazakh: “Банкя”
  • Latin: “Bankya”
  • Macedonian: “Банќа”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bankja”
  • Ossetian: “Банкя”
  • Persian: “بانکیا، بلغارستان”
  • Persian: “بانکیا”
  • Polish: “Bankja”
  • Romanian: “Bankea”
  • Russian: “Банкя”
  • Serbian: “Банкја”
  • Slovenian: “Bankja”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بانکیا”
  • Spanish: “Bankia”
  • Spanish: “Bankya”
  • Swedish: “Bankja”
  • Tatar: “Банкә”
  • Turkish: “Bankya”
  • Ukrainian: “Банкя”
  • Vietnamese: “Bankya”

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