Dolni Bogrov
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Dolni Bogrov | |
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Village | |
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  Dolni Bogrov | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′0″N 23°30′0″E / 42.70000°N 23.50000°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Sofia City |
| Municipality | Stolichna Municipality |
| Elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 1,229 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 1855 |
Dolni Bogrov (Bulgarian: Долни Богров) is a village in Kremikovtsi district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located some 15 km east of the city center. As of 2024[update] it has 1,229 inhabitants.[1][2]
The village is situated at an altitude of 528 m in the eastern part of the Sofia Valley on the river Lesnovska reka, a right tributary of the Iskar. There is a mineral spring with a temperature of 37 °С. It falls within the transitional continental climatic zone. The soils are alluvial.[2][3]
Administratively, Dolni Bogrov is part of the Kremikovtsi district of Stolichna Municipality in the northeastern part of the Sofia City Province. It has a territory of 15.525 km2.[4] The closest settlements are the villages of Gorni Bogrov to the northeast, Musachevo to the east, Ravno Pole to the southeast, and Krivina to the southwest.
Transport
Dolni Bogrov has excellent transport connectivity, situated along the first class I-6 road Gyueshevo–Sofia–Burgas some two kilometers east of the Sofia Ring Road and about a kilometer from the starting point of the major Hemus motorway (A2), leading to the port city of Varna. The village is served by two bus lines of the Sofia Public Transport, which connect it to the Sofia Metro.[5]
