Plana, Bulgaria

Plana
Плана
Plana

Position of Plana in Bulgaria

Coordinates: 42°29′6″N 23°24′35″E / 42.48500°N 23.40972°ECoordinates: 42°29′6″N 23°24′35″E / 42.48500°N 23.40972°E
Country  Bulgaria
Province Sofia
Government
  Mayoral Representative of Plana Liubomir Krushkin
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 EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 1475
Area code(s) (+359) 02
Website Pancharevo Municipality

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.