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Slatina, Sofia

District of Sofia, Bulgaria

Field	Value
official_name	Slatina
native_name	Слатина
image_skyline	Sofia-airport-morning.jpg
image_caption	Aerial view of Sofia airport and the city behind it
image_map	Sofia-Slatina.png
map_caption	Location of Slatina in Sofia
mapframe	yes
mapframe-shape	yes
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	City
subdivision_name	Bulgaria
subdivision_name1	Sofia
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Georgi Iliev Yes, Bulgaria!
area_total_km2	13.25
population_as_of	2021
population_total	66 687
timezone	EET
utc_offset	+2
timezone_DST	EEST
utc_offset_DST	+3
coordinates
website	Official site of Slatina District

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Slatina, then a village, was first mentioned in 1420 as İslatina. Its name is derived from the common Bulgarian noun slatina, "saline spring", itself from the adjective slat ("salty, saline"). The word is attested in Old Bulgarian as СЛАТИНА, "bog, swamp, marsh", "non-squirting spring". The name is popular in Bulgarian and Slavic toponymy.

Its borders follow Iskarsko Shose Str., Iskar River, Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd, Sitnyakovo Blvd, Boyan Magesnik Str, Stoyan Popov Str and Letostrui Str. Slatina includes five neighbourhoods: "Yavorov"; "Geo Milev"; "Hristo Smirnenski"; "Reduta" and "Hristo Botev". "Reduta" neighbourhood is the highest place in the capital.

There are 23 hectares of green spaces and 3 parks. There are several important institutions, such as the Ministry of Domestic Affairs, Committee for Exploiting Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purposes, and State Music Academy "Pancho Vladigerov". The embassies of Sweden, China, India and Romania are located there. There are also two sports halls: "Festivalna" and "Universiada".

Transport

Slatina is serviced by busses, trams and trolleybuses, which run along Tsarigradsko shose.

The district's trams run on standard gauge rails, meaning that they are incompatible with the wider light rail network of sofia.

Slatina is currently lacking a subway connection, however there are plans to construct several new metro stations in the later parts of the 2020s.

Economy

Service and manufacturing industry are the backbone of the economy. There are large machine-building and electronics plants such as "Electronika", "Lidi-R", "Meditsinska Tehnika Inzhenering". There are also food processing plants. One of the symbols of the capital, Pliska Hotel is located within the district. Sky City Mall is located in close proximity to the Pliska Hotel. The unemployment rate is 4,1%.

Sofia International Airport is a major transport hub not only of Sofia and Bulgaria but in the whole Balkan Peninsula. There is a business park under construction near the airport.

The building of the metropolitan municipality of Slatina

Culture and education

There are 9 schools, 8 kindergartens and 6 chitalishta in Slatina. There are also three Institutes for Higher Education. The State School for Dance Art is located there as well. There are two churches: "Sv. Troitsa" (Holy Trinity) and "Sveti Duh" (Holy Spirit). There is a chapel "Sv. Mina".

Honour

Slatina Peak on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Slatina, Sofia and few homonymous Bulgarian settlements.

References

"Население в област софия (столица) към 7 септември 2021 година - Окончателни данни от Преброяване 2021".
[https://nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/pressreleases/Census2021_Population_SOF.pdf НАСЕЛЕНИЕ В ОБЛАСТ СОФИЯ (СТОЛИЦА) КЪМ 7 СЕПТЕМВРИ 2021 ГОДИНА - ТЕРИТОРИАЛНО СТАТИСТИЧЕСКО БЮРО - ЮГОЗАПАД ОТДЕЛ „СТАТИСТИЧЕСКИ ИЗСЛЕДВАНИЯ - СОФИЯ“]
Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М.. (2002). "Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник". Пенсофт.
"Line 3 of Sofia Metro - Metropolitan Sofia".

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