Gorna Malina (Bulgarian: Горна Малина, pronounced [ˈɡɔrnɐ ˈmalinɐ]) is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is the administrative centre of Gorna Malina municipality, which lies in the central eastern part of Sofia Province, 20-30 kilometres east of Sofia. The village is located between the western Balkan Mountains to the north and the Sredna Gora range to the south.
Gorna Malina
Горна Малина | |
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Village | |
  Gorna Malina Location of Gorna Malina | |
| Coordinates: 42°41′N 23°42′E / 42.683°N 23.700°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Sofia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angel Zhilanov |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 1,482 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2131 |
| Area code | 07152 |
Municipality
editGorna Malina municipality covers an area of 336 square kilometres and includes the following 14 places:
Gallery
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Gorna Malina -
Writer Elin Pelin's birth house and museum, Bailovo -
New church in Belopoptsi -
Church of St Demetrius in Dolna Malina
Honour
editMalina Cove on Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Gorna Malina.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gorna Malina.
- Gorna Malina municipality website (in Bulgarian and English)
42°41′N 23°42′E / 42.683°N 23.700°E
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