Triaditsa, Sofia

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Front view of NDK
Front view of NDK

Triaditsa (Bulgarian: Триадица) is an urban municipality located in the southern parts of Sofia. As of 2006 the population is 65,000. The municipality has an area of 9,8 km². It includes three neighbourhoods: "Ivan Vazov", "Strelbishte" and "Gotse Delchev".

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[edit] Economy

Triaditsa has a prosperous economy. The unemployment is only 3,7% which is more the two times smaller than the national average. There are no manufacturing plants in the territory of the municipality so the economy relies on services, trade, finance, tourism and administration. City Center Sofia Mall is located in the north-eastern edge of "Ivan Vazov" neighbourhood between Hilton Hotel Sofia and Hotel Hemus.

[edit] Education and healthcare

City Center Sofia Mall
City Center Sofia Mall

There a 12 schools, 10 kindergartens and 4 chitalishta.

Many important medical facilities are located there including the Medical-Military Academy, Hygiene Centre, Dental Institute, Children Paedriatics; the hospitals "Alexandrovska", "Prof. Ivan Kirov", "Sv. Ekarerina", "Maichin Dom" and "Sv. Sofia". There are three polyclincs as well.

[edit] Culture

The National Palace of Culture (NDK) is located to the north, situated among a pleasant park with a small chapel and with many fountains. It is the largest congress centre in South Eastern Europe. There are four churches and five police stations. The Earth and Man National Museum is located in the park to the south of NDK.

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