Novi Han
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Novi Han
Нови хан | |
|---|---|
 The ruins of the 17th-century caravanserai | |
  Novi Han Location of Novi Han, Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′20.16″N 23°35′33.49″E / 42.6056000°N 23.5926361°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Sofia Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aleksandar Stoichkov |
| Elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (15.09.2022) | |
• Total | 3,205[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2110 |
| Area codes | 071501 from Bulgaria, 0035971501 from outside |
Novi Han (Bulgarian: Нови хан) is a village in western Bulgaria. It has a population of 3,205 as of 2022.[1]
Novi Han is located in Sofia Province and has a territory of 47.558 km2.[2] It is part of Elin Pelin Municipality. The village lies 24 km east of the national capital Sofia, just north of the Trakia motorway. The municipal center Elin Pelin is at 10 km in northern direction. It is along the first class I-8 road Kalotina–Sofia–Plovdiv–Kapitan Andreevo.[3]
Novi Han is situated in the Sofia Valley at the northern foothills of the Sredna Gora mountain range.[4]
History
The village is situated on the strategic Roman road Via Militaris that connected Central Europe and Constantinople. There are remains of Thracian, Roman, and medieval Bulgarian settlements in its vicinity. In 1670 on the place where the current village is located was constructed and Ottoman caravanserai as a major stop along the road, at one day march from Sofia.[4]
During World War II part of the equipment of Radio Sofia was evacuated in Novi Han. The 1944 Bulgarian coup d'état by the communists was publicly announced from the village.[5]
