Gorna Vasilitsa Explained

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.

Religion

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox is the predominant religion.