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Plana (Bulgarian: Плана) is a village in Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria.
Plana
Плана | |
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  Plana Position of Plana in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°29′6″N 23°24′35″E / 42.48500°N 23.40972°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Sofia City |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vencislav Damyanov |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.41 km2 (7.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
| Population (Census 2011) | |
• Total | 73 |
| • Density | 0.26/km2 (0.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 1475 |
| Area code | (+359) 02 |
| Website | Pancharevo Municipality |
| "Sofia Through Centuries". Pancharevo Municipality. Retrieved 2012-01-24. | |
Geography
editPlana 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
editIts 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.