Plana, Bulgaria Explained

Official Name:Plana
Native Name:Плана
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Mapsize:320 px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sofia City
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Vencislav Damyanov
Established Date:22.07.1897
Area Total Km2:18.41
Population As Of:Census 2011
Population Total:73
Population Density Km2:0.26
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:42.485°N 23.4097°W
Elevation M:1250
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1475
Area Code:(+359) 02
Website:Pancharevo Municipality
Footnotes:Web site: Sofia Through Centuries . Pancharevo Municipality . 2012-01-24.

Plana (Bulgarian: Плана) is a village in Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria.

Geography

Plana is a small village, situated along the Plana mountain ridge at 1200 m. above sea level. It is divided into several neighborhoods - Masova, Kalenderova, Tourmachka, Charshiska, etc.

History

Its population has Aegean root and is composed of settlers from the nearby village Chuypetlovo, located on the south slope of Vitosha mountain. Under the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, there had been a Turkish farm which was the workplace of a lot of Chuypetlovo villagers. The big distance between the farm and their homes led to them moving closer, domestic workers first, and soon after - agricultural workers who bought the land from the farm for their homes.