[95][97], The city eventually fell to the Byzantine Empire in 1018, following the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria. There are two ice skating complexes the Winter Sports Palace with a capacity of 4,600 and the Slavia Winter Stadium with a capacity of 2,000, both containing two rinks each. [72] In response to hazardous spikes in air pollution, the Municipal Council implemented a variety of measures in January 2018, like more frequent washing of streets. Three mountain passes lead to the city, which have been key roads since antiquity, Vitosha being the watershed between Black and Aegean Seas. In 986, the Byzantine Emperor Basil II laid siege to Sredets but after 20 days of fruitless assaults the garrison broke out and forced the Byzantines to abandon the campaign. [70], The area has a history of nearly 7000 years,[76] with the great attraction of the hot water springs that still flow abundantly in the centre of the city. [189], Sofia Airport handled 7,107,096 passengers in 2019. During the reign of Emperor Marcus Ulpius Trajan (reign 98-117 CE), the city took his name, Ulpia Serdika, and became the administrative center of the region. Very close to Saint Sofia is The Memorial Church Saint Alexander Nevsky, now one of the citys most recognizable symbols. All images, advertising and video materials and/or other information published on this website are property of the Ministry of Tourism and are protected by the Law on Copyright and Related Rights,according tothe Bulgarian laws to all applicable international and relevant acts of the European Union. An effective system of inmate classification will reduce escapes and escape attempts, suicides and suicide attempts, and inmate assaults. There are four principal parks Borisova gradina in the city centre and the Southern, Western and Northern parks. The city receives an average precipitation of 625.7mm (24.63in) a year, reaching its peak in late spring and early summer when thunderstorms are common. Sredets became a major administrative, economic, cultural and literary hub until its conquest by the Ottomans in 1382. The largest group of the population aged over 20 are recorded to live within marriage (46.3%), another 43.8% are recorded as single and another 9.9% as having other type of coexistence/partnership, whereas not married in total are a majority and among people aged up to 40 and over 70. The Sofia Zoological Garden in the southern part of the city is the countrys largest zoo. Akademai Klado, 1966. 125 years a capital. It is surrounded by mountainsides, such as Vitosha by the southern side, Lyulin by the western side, and the Balkan Mountains by the north, which makes it the third highest European capital after Andorra la Vella and Madrid. ", "Where are world's deadliest major cities? The fall of the strategic city prompted a major and ultimately disastrous invasion of Bulgaria by the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I, which led to his demise at the hands of the Bulgarian army. While the 1818 and 1858 earthquakes were intense and destructive, the 2012 Pernik earthquake occurred west of Sofia with a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a much lower Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). According to the 2011 census, people aged 2024 years are the most numerous group, numbering 133,170 individuals and accounting for 11% of the total 1,202,761 people. There is hardly another city in all of Europe that has so many noteworthy Christian, Islamic, and Jewish monuments so close together. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. During May and June, The Palace of Culture welcomes performers participating in the festival Sofia Music Weeks. The capitals many theaters and galleries offer a wide range of interesting exhibits and shows. The physical security requirements for Level 4 may vary based on the overall physical structure of the facility. The author outlines specific aspects of system implementation, automation, monitoring, and evaluation of OJC systems. Prison classification is a method of assessing inmate risks that balance security requirements with program needs. Sofia's geographic location, in the foothills of the weekend retreat Vitosha mountain, further adds to the city's specific atmosphere. The National Museum of Ethnography is also located here, and the Museum of Natural History is a very short distance away, with exhibits of plants and animals that are very valuable, and even some that can no longer be seen in the wild. In the 13th and 14th centuries Sredets was an important spiritual and literary hub with a cluster of 14 monasteries in its vicinity, that were eventually destroyed by the Ottomans. It was proposed as a capital by Marin Drinov and was accepted as such on 3 April 1879. [95] After the conquest of the Bulgarian capital Preslav by Sviatoslav I of Kyiv and John I Tzimiskes' armies in 970971, the Bulgarian Patriarch Damyan chose Sredets for his seat in the next year and the capital of Bulgaria was temporarily moved there. The SS. Amid of the citys religious landmarks, directly across from The Presidential Palace, is the National Archeological Museum, which has in its collection some of the most valuable treasures discovered in Bulgaria. 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It was liberated five centuries later, in 1878, and on April 3, 1879, it was declared the capital of the newly-liberated Bulgarian nation. Bulgaria's largest art museums are located in the central areas of the city. Some known holders of the title were Kaloyan, Peter and their relative Aleksandar Asen (d. after 1232), a son of Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria (r.11891196). In 2015 seven new stations were opened and the underground extended to Sofia Airport on its Northern branch and to Business Park Sofia on its Southern branch. Sofia is also home to Bulgarias most prestigious and largest educational institutions universities, colleges, and middle schools that offer solidly-grounded, up-to-date instruction in such disciplines as Architecture, Medicine, The Humanities, Engineering, Music and Choreography, and Fine Arts. A view of the valley from the south. It is the only city in Bulgaria to host three electoral constituencies: the 23rd, 24th and 25th Multi-member Constituencies, which together field 42 mandates in the 240-member National Assembly. [125] A precedent happened, due to the suspicion, as a preventative action between 300 and 5000 people and counters had been locked inside Arena Armeets against their will for two days,[126] following which the director of the Electoral Commission of Sofia resigned at the request of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. [78], The earliest tribes who settled were the Thracian Tilataei. From 1530 to 1836, Sofia was the regional capital of Rumelia Eyalet, the Ottoman Empire's key province in Europe. The urban area of Sofia hosts some 1.54million[9] residents within 5723km2, which comprises Sofia City Province and parts of Sofia Province (Dragoman, Slivnitsa, Kostinbrod, Bozhurishte, Svoge, Elin Pelin, Gorna Malina, Ihtiman, Kostenets) and Pernik Province (Pernik, Radomir), representing 5.16% of the country territory. As the city grew outwards, the then-new neighbourhoods were dominated by many concrete tower blocks, prefabricated panel apartment buildings and examples of Brutalist architecture. The citys average altitude is 550 meters above sea level, the climate is moderate and continental, characterized by cold winters and relatively cool summers. "The Cambridge Ancient History", Volume 3, Part 2: Mihailov, G., Thracians, Sofia, 1972, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, quote in Bulgarian: . [69][70] As a result, air pollution levels in Sofia are some of the highest in Europe. [209], Other institutions of national significance, such as the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) and the SS. Stalinist Gothic public buildings emerged in the centre, notably the spacious government complex around The Largo, Vasil Levski Stadium, the Cyril and Methodius National Library and others. [82] The inscription and Dio Cassius told that the Roman general Crassus subdued the Serdi and behanded the captives. Within the municipality, three-quarters, or 965,328 people are recorded as having access to television at home and 836,435 (64.8%) as having internet. [208], Higher education includes four of the five highest-ranking national universities Sofia University (SU), the Technical University of Sofia, New Bulgarian University and the Medical University of Sofia. Sofia was selected as the capital of the Third Bulgarian State in the next year, ushering a period of intense demographic and economic growth. [182] Supported by the city's R&D expertise, Sofia is shifting to high value-added manufacturing including electrical equipment, precision mechanics, pharmaceuticals. [197] This line will complete the proposed underground system of three lines with about 65km (40mi) of lines. On his way to Constantinople, Basil II was ambushed and soundly defeated by the Bulgarians in the battle of the Gates of Trajan. [158] Nearly all of these were constructed as competition venues and therefore have seating facilities for several hundred people. Back to Search. [165] The real GDP (PPP) per capita growth at the time was 2.5% and the employment went up by 3.4% to 962,400. The Slavic name Sredets (), which is related to "middle" (, "sreda") and to the city's earliest name, first appeared on paper in an 11th-century text. Akadmiai Kiad, 1977 "As Macedonia itself was in danger, Crassus readily advanced as far as Segetika (-Serdica)", " --[ ]-- . - 18771878 . [21] This triangle was recently expanded to a "square" and includes the Catholic Cathedral of St Joseph. At this time the city was renamed Sredets (The Center), because of its central strategic location. Level 1 - The lowest security level in the classification system. In 1382, the city fell to the Ottomans. The museum has one of the largest collections anywhere, with over 700,000 items of cultural importance. The oldest church in Sofia is the Saint George Rotunda. The National Opera and Ballet of Bulgaria is a combined opera and ballet collective established in 1891. The median age is 38 though. Three of the ten Pan-European Transport Corridors cross the city: IV, VIII and X. [38] In these documents the city is called Sofia, but at the same time the region and the city's inhabitants are still called Sredecheski (, "of Sredets"), which continued until the 20th century. The Edict of Toleration by Galerius was issued in 311 in Serdica by the Roman emperor Galerius, officially ending the Diocletianic persecution of Christianity. A guide "developed to enhance the leadership skills, knowledge, and capabilities of jail administrators on issues of basic jail administration" is presented (p. v). In July 2016 the Vitosha Metro Station was opened on the M2 main line. In the 500s BC, the area became part of a Thracian state union, the Odrysian kingdom from another Thracian tribe the Odrysses. Some of the biggest telecommunications companies, TV and radio stations, newspapers, magazines, and web portals are based in Sofia, including the Bulgarian National Television, bTV and Nova TV. ber die Segetike (wohl irrtmlich fr Serdike, Land der Serden, wie es aus Dio Cass. Newly admitted inmates are transported from county jails to one of several prison receiving centers where the risk assessment process begins. "[102], From the 14th century till the 19th century Sofia was an important administrative center in the Ottoman Empire. This process will consider behavior and such other objective factors as are available and relevant when assessing an individual's institutional security needs. Sofia Airport provides travelers with convenient connections to all major European cities, and from the central train station and bus station, passengers can reach every destination in the country. The crypt of the Alexander Nevsky cathedral is another branch of the National Gallery. The Edict implicitly granted Christianity the status of "religio licita", a worship recognised and accepted by the Roman Empire. 18792004". For a few decades after the liberation, Sofia experienced large population growth, mainly by migration from other regions of the Principality (Kingdom since 1908) of Bulgaria, and from the still Ottoman Macedonia and Thrace. Two functioning cable cars provide year long access from the outskirts of the city. During the Second World War, Bulgaria declared war on the US and UK on 13 December 1941 and in late 1943 and early 1944 the US and UK Air forces conducted bombings over Sofia. Following the defeat of the crusader forces in 1444, the city's Christians faced persecution. [33][34] It became a municipium during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98117). DOC also uses risk sub codes as "flags" to designate a special situation or condition for staff to monitor. Sofia entered a period of economic and political decline in the 17th century, accelerated during the period of anarchy in the Ottoman Balkans of the late 18th and early 19th century, when local Ottoman warlords ravaged the countryside. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Sofia applied to host the Winter Olympic Games in 1992 and in 1994, coming second and third respectively. Sredets joined the uprising of Peter Delyan in 10401041 in a failed attempt to restore Bulgarian independence and was the last stronghold of the rebels, led by the local commander Botko. [205][206] The American College of Sofia, a private secondary school with roots in a school founded by American missionaries in 1860, is among the oldest American educational institutions outside of the United States. [101] The 16th century was marked by a wave of persecutions against the Bulgarian Christians, a total of nine became New Martyrs in Sofia and were sainted by the Orthodox Church, including George the New (1515), Sophronius of Sofia (1515), George the Newest (1530), Nicholas of Sofia (1555) and Terapontius of Sofia (1555).[104]. A number of ancient Roman, Byzantine and medieval Bulgarian buildings are preserved in the centre of the city. [181] Several office and tech clusters have been established across the city, including Business Park Sofia, Sofia Tech Park, Capital Fort and others. [156] A velodrome with 5,000 seats in the city's central park is undergoing renovation. Sofia's development as a significant settlement owes much to its central position in the Balkans. The Polytechnical Museum has more than 1,000 technological items on display. These include the 4th century Rotunda of St. George, the walls of the Serdica fortress and the partially preserved Amphitheatre of Serdica. With its developing infrastructure and strategic location, Sofia is a major hub for international railway and automobile transport. In the rotundas immediate proximity, in the underpass leading to the Serdika metro station, is The Saint. [73] Even areas with few sources of air pollution, like Gorna Banya, had PM2.5 and PM10 levels above safe thresholds. Cyril and Methodius National Library are located in Sofia. It is thought that the church was built in the 6th century, during the reign of Constantine the Great. Theatre is by far the most popular form of performing art, and theatrical venues are among the most visited, second only to cinemas. In the immediate vicinity, other historical remains are preserved, such as the municipal baths, the marketplace, and The Holy Sunday Church. After the abolition of Communism in 1989, Sofia witnessed the construction of whole business districts and neighbourhoods, as well as modern skryscraper-like glass-fronted office buildings, but also top-class residential neighbourhoods. [196] As of 2012[update], the system has 39km (24mi) of track. They are Aleko and Konyarnika. Bulgarian rule was restored in 1878. Two natural sciences museumsthe Natural History Museum and Earth and Mandisplay minerals, animal species (alive and taxidermic) and rare materials. The National History Museum, located in Boyana, it has a vast collection of more than 650,000 historical items dating from Prehistory to the modern era, although only 10,000 of them are permanently displayed due to the lack of space. During the reign of Justinian it flourished, being surrounded with great fortress walls whose remnants can still be seen today. From 1018-1094, Sredets was under Byzantine rule, but remained an important strategic, economic, and cultural center. Sofia is a regional IT hub, ranking second among the Top 10 fastest growing tech centers in Europe in terms of annual growth of active members. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. It occupies an area of 3,170 square metres (34,122 square feet) and can hold 10,000 people. Effective offender classification is essential in corrections, not only to support daily management and administration, but also to keep the system responsive to changing offender demographics, sentencing statutes, and agency policy. Some of the neighbourhoods constructed after 2000 are densely built up and lack green spaces. Being a pedestrian zone, it is a very pleasant place for strolling and relaxation. Of the population aged 1564 265,248 people within the municipality (28.5%) are not economically active, the unemployed being another group of 55,553 people (6%), a large share of whom have completed higher education. Sofia preserves many valuable monuments to its long and storied past. Sofias parks are a favorite place for rest and recreation. [23] It was Europe's most affordable capital to visit in 2013. This document also provides guidelines for designing a classification system specifically for women. One of the most popular tourist destinations in Sofia, the church can hold roughly 5,000 people, and on important Christian holidays, it is filled with believers. Plovdiv remained the most populous Bulgarian town until 1892 when Sofia took the lead. The families that consist of two people are 46.8%, another 34.2% of the families are made up by three people, whereas most of the households (36.5%) consist of only one person.[116]. III. : +359 2 4918344 Tel. "Sofia. [215] Rakovski Defence and Staff College, the National Academy of Arts, the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, the University of National and World Economy and the University of Mining and Geology are other major higher education establishments in the city. It also has facilities for night skiing. "Guttenberg". Heinrichs. Consulted online on 23 January 2018. [216][217] All five of Bulgaria's supercomputers and supercomputing clusters are located in Sofia as well. Amongst others, the population consisted of Muslims, Bulgarian and Greek speaking Orthodox Christians, Armenians, Georgians, Catholic Ragusans, Jews (Romaniote, Ashkenazi and Sephardi), and Romani people. [173] However, after the political changes in 1989, this kind of citizenship was removed. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. The Iskar flows north and forms the Iskar Gorge. The common head of Sofia Municipality and all the 38 settlements is the mayor of Sofia. As part of the 3-Tier prison system, Level 3 is considered General Population, but is designed for individuals who are more likely to, or have previously engage(d), in disruptive prison behavior. One of them was Samuil, who was eventually crowned Emperor of Bulgaria in 997. Weather can be very unstable and dynamic with sudden significant temperature amplitudes. The largest group are occupied in trading, followed by those in the manufacturing industry. The Bulgarian Volleyball Federation is the world's second-oldest, and it was an exhibition tournament organised by the BVF in Sofia that convinced the International Olympic Committee to include volleyball as an olympic sport in 1957. 78", " - 01.1887 - 12.2007", "Weather Sofia Monthly Weather History- freemeteo.bg", ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-VI/BU/15614.TXT, "Weather Sofia Daily Weather History| freemeteo.bg", "Sofia, Bulgaria - Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast", "Air pollution in Sofia, other Bulgarian cities hugely exceeded norms several times this winter", "Bulgaria's Air Is Dirtiest in Europe, Study Finds, Followed by Poland", "Bulgaria: Bad air quality in Sofia on January 6 2018", "Sofia Municipal Council Adopted Measures to Tackle Air Pollution", "Brussels: Sofia has no projects targeting air pollution standartnews.com", "Odrysian Kingdom - the first country on the Balkans", " 24.04.2016 9:331205 ", "Dio, Roman History, Book 51, chapter 25", "Trakiia 12 41- "Da diese mit ihrem blinden Knig Siras verbndete der Rmer waren ergab dies den Vorwand fr den Kriegszug von Crassus. According to the census, 1,056,738 citizens (87.9%) are recorded as ethnic Bulgarians, 17,550 (1.5%) as Romani, 6,149 (0.5%) as Turks, 9,569 (0.8%) belonged to other ethnic groups, 6,993 (0.6%) do not self-identify and 105,762 (8.8%) remained with undeclared affiliation. There are two ski centers on Mount Vitosha to accommodate visitors to this very popular sports destination. We provide training for jail inspectors, a peer-training network for chief jail inspectors, information resources on standards and inspection, and related technical assistance. In the 15th and 16th century, Sofia was expanded by Ottoman building activity. Popov, Dimitar (ed.). The National Palace of Culture, the citys football stadiums, and the citys large halls are venues for concerts and performances by famous individuals and groups. Serdica expanded, as turrets, protective walls, public baths, administrative and cult buildings, a civic basilica, an amphitheatre, a circus, the City council (Boul), a large forum, a big circus (theatre), etc. The city is located at a strategic crossroads. Following his capture in 1873, Vasil Levski was transferred and hanged in Sofia by the Ottomans. Serdica's citizens of Thracian descent were referred to as Illyrians[80] probably because it was at some time the capital of Eastern Illyria (Second Illyria).[89]. Artificial and dam lakes were built in the twentieth century. [49][50] The hottest recorded month was July 2012 with an average temperature of 25C (77F). The NIC Jails Division's services include training, networks, technical assistance, and information resources, such as documents and DVDs. [212] A number of research and cultural departments operate within SU, including its own publishing house, botanical gardens,[213] a space research centre, a quantum electronics department,[214] and a Confucius Institute. Sofia (/ s o f i , s f-, s o f i / SOH-fee-, SOF-; Bulgarian: , romanized: Sofiya, IPA: ()) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria.It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. Skiing equipment can be rented and skiing lessons are available. As incarcerated individuals progress to lower security levels, they receive additional privileges and autonomy to make pro-social decisions. The most dynamic sectors include Information technology (IT) and manufacturing. In 1870 the Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski established a revolutionary committee in the city and in the neighbouring villages. The earliest works where this latest name is registered are the duplicate of the Gospel of Serdica, in a dialogue between two salesmen from Dubrovnik around 1359, in the 14th-century Vitosha Charter of Bulgarian tsar Ivan Shishman and in a Ragusan merchant's notes of 1376. [45] The snowiest recorded winter was 1995/1996 with a total snowfall of 171cm (67.3in). Limes. The assembly members are chosen every four years. There are two golf courses within an hours drive of the city, in the city of Ihtiman and the village of Ravno Polye, both offering excellent facilities to play and practice this sport that is becoming more and more popular in Bulgaria. A double perimeter, razor ribbon reinforced, alarmed and patrolled fence is required for this level of security. The city was called Atralisa by the Arab traveller Idrisi and Strelisa, Stralitsa or Stralitsion by the Crusaders. [48], Summers are quite warm and sunny. Individuals will be placed at institutions that are consistent with their security classification rating. [209] Sofia University was founded in 1888. Inmates designated as a verified Security Risk Group member are classified as level three. Sofia is the second highest capital of the European Union (after Madrid) and the third highest capital of Europe (after Andorra la Vella and Madrid). There are a total of 29 km of ski runs on Vitosha, and the longest is 5 km. The architecture of Sofia's centre is thus a combination of Neo-Baroque, Neo-Rococo, Neo-Renaissance and Neoclassicism, with the Vienna Secession also later playing an important part, but it is most typically Central European. The people with juridical status divorced or widowed are either part of the factual singles or those having another type of partnership, each of the two constitutes by around 10% of the population aged over 20. The Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum, where Dimitrov's body had been preserved in a similar way to the Lenin mausoleum, was demolished in 1999. For more information about the park, please contact the Vitosha Nature Preservation Information Center, located roughly 1 km from the Dragolevtsi Quarter, close to the Dragolevtsi Monastery. Since it is the nations capital, Sofia constantly plays host to important cultural and musical events, conferences, and sports competitions. [207], A number of secondary language schools provide education in a selected foreign language. A number of shallow rivers cross the city, including the Boyanska, Vladayska and Perlovska. Top-circulation newspapers include 24 Chasa and Trud. [105][106] In 1610 the Vatican established the See of Sofia for Catholics of Rumelia, which existed until 1715 when most Catholics had emigrated. Texts by Marazov, Ivan; Venedikov, Ivan; Fol, Alexander; Tacheva, Margarita. : +359 2 4918345 E-mail: tourist@info-sofia.bg, Tel. It discusses key components of an OJC system, including instruments that use reliable and valid criteria, overrides by classification staff, staff training and commitment to OJC, and a housing plan that is consistent with classification outcomes. There is also a wide variety of hostels and smaller family guesthouses. Directly across from the church is The National Gallery of Art, which often exhibits works by world-famous artists. 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Overall, Sofia has 186km (116 miles) of railway lines. Another Christian monument in the region is the Saint Joseph Catholic Cathedral. Shopi speak the Western Bulgarian dialects. The lowest recorded temperature is 31.2C (24F) (16 January 1893). Without a doubt, one of the most beautiful buildings in Sofia is the Ivan Vazov National Theater. Like every big city, Sofia has something for every taste. OJC systems use locally developed and validated instruments, one at intake and another after a period of confinement, that identify the level of risk and needs presented by an inmate so that appropriate housing and program assignments can be made. [146] Over the past two decades, numerous independent cinemas have closed and most shows are in shopping centre multiplexes. Aleko is at an altitude of 1,800 meters, and its slopes face north. Serdika was the favorite city of Constantine the Great (reign 306-337), who said: Serdika is my Rome. 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