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Village in Sofia, Bulgaria
Belchinski Bani Белчински бани
Village
Belchinski Bani is located in BulgariaBelchinski BaniBelchinski BaniLocation of Belchinski Bani within Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°22′0.1″N 23°24′49.07″E / 42.366694°N 23.4136306°E / 42.366694; 23.4136306
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceSofia
MunicipalitySamokov
Government
 • MayorAngel Dzhorgov (GERB)
Elevation906 m (2,972 ft)
Population
 • Total22
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code2024
Area code(s)07124 from Bulgaria, 003597124 from outside

Belchinski Bani (Bulgarian: Белчински бани) is a village and a spa resort in the Sofia Province southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Samokov Municipality. As of the 2024 the village had a population of 22.

Geography

Belchinski Bani is located in the Samokov Valley at the foothills of the Rila mountain range, very close to mountain ranges of Vitosha, Verila and Plana. It is close the river Palakaria of the Iskar drainage. The village lies some 37 km west south of the national capital Sofia, 12 km west of the municipal center Samokov and about a kilometer east of the village of Belchin.

It lies just north of the second class II-62 road KyustendilDupnitsa–Samokov.

Mineral baths

Belchinski Bani is located over mineral springs with a total discharge of 24 L/sec and temperature of 40–41.5 °С. There are three mineral complexes with hotels, pools and other facilities. The local mineral water has curative and prophylactic effects on the musculoskeletal system and skin dermatitis.

Citations

  1. ^ "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, pp. 43–44
  3. "Bulgaria Guide, Belchinski Bani". Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. "A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

References

  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
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