Gorna Vasilitsa | |
Native Name: | Горна Василица |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Gorna Vasilitsa |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 42.3478°N 23.8528°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province (Oblast) |
Subdivision Name1: | Sofia |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Kostenets |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Radostin Radev |
Population Total: | 273 |
Population As Of: | 2010-12-15 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 2046 |
Area Code: | 07142 |
Gorna Vasilitsa (Bulgarian: Горна Василица) is a village in Sofia Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Kostenets Municipality. In it situated in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley enclosed between the mountain ranges of Rila and Sredna Gora. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 273. The settlement contains many villa-type properties used as holiday homes and weekend getaways. An increasing number of foreigners are finding that house prices here are well below those in other "sun-trap" countries of southern Europe.
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox is the predominant religion.