Gorna Malina Горна Малина |
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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 | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal Code | 2131 |
Area code(s) | 07152 |
Gorna Malina (Bulgarian: Горна Малина, pronounced [ˈɡɔrnə ˈmalinə]) 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 municipality covers an area of 336 square kilometres and includes the following 14 places:
Gorna Malina
Writer Elin Pelin's birth house and museum, Bailovo
New church in Belopoptsi
Church of St Demetrius in Dolna Malina
Malina Cove on Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Gorna Malina.
Coordinates: 42°41′N 23°42′E / 42.683°N 23.700°E