Iskar, Sofia

Iskar (Bulgarian: Искър) is a district^[1] located in the eastern parts of Sofia. As of 2006 it has 69,896 inhabitants and has an area of 25,6 km². It includes four neighbourhoods: "Druzhba 1", "Druzhba 2", "Dimitar Milenkov" and Abdovitsa as well as the village of Busmantsi. The district also includes the "Gara Iskar" industrial zone which is situated around the railway station of the same name.

There is a nice park with rare tree species and a lake. There are 3 churches including one in Busmantsi.

References

↑ "District Mayors". Sofia Municipality. Retrieved 2009-12-26.

Districts of Sofia

Bankya Ilinden Iskar Izgrev Krasna polyana Krasno selo Kremikovtsi Lozenets Lyulin Mladost Nadezhda Novi Iskar Oborishte Ovcha kupel Pancharevo Poduyane Serdika Slatina Studentski grad Sredets Triaditsa Vazrazhdane Vitosha Vrabnitsa

Coordinates: 42°39′46″N 23°25′7″E / 42.66278°N 23.41861°E / 42.66278; 23.41861

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