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

Plana
Плана
Plana is located in Bulgaria
Plana
Plana
Position of Plana in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°29′6″N 23°24′35″E / 42.48500°N 23.40972°E / 42.48500; 23.40972
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceSofia City
Government
 • MayorVencislav Damyanov
Area
 • Total18.41 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population
 (Census 2011)
 • Total73
 • Density0.26/km2 (0.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
1475
Area code(+359) 02
WebsitePancharevo Municipality
"Sofia Through Centuries". Pancharevo Municipality. Retrieved 2012-01-24.

Geography

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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

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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.