Krasno selo
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Krasno selo Красно село |
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Krasno selo
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 Location of Krasno selo in Sofia |
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| Coordinates: 42°40′42″N 23°17′4″E / 42.67833°N 23.28444°ECoordinates: 42°40′42″N 23°17′4″E / 42.67833°N 23.28444°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| City | Sofia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hristo Apostolov Reformist Bloc |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 83,552 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | - Official site of Krasno selo District |
Krasno selo (Bulgarian: Красно село) is a district and neighbourhood of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, located in the western part of the city. The main thoroughfare in the neighbourhood is Tsar Boris III Boulevard.
Until 1910, Krasno selo was a mahala (neighbourhood) of Boyana. In 1956, it became a district of Sofia, but it had been a suburb of the city since the early 20th century. The name stems from the common noun selo ("village") and the adjective krasno, meaning either "beautiful".
After the Second Balkan War and the First World War thousands of families of Bulgarian refugees (mainly from Western Thrace, Vardar Macedonia, Southern Dobruja and the Western Outlands) headed to the large Bulgarian cities in search of a better life. During that period prior to the Second World War Krasno selo, once a satellite neighbourhood, urbanized quickly and accommodated many refugee families, with various parts of Krasno selo today known as the Dobrujan neighbourhood, the Tsaribrod neighbourhood, etc. Architectural elements in the houses of Bulgarian refugees show a nostalgia for their native regions, an example of which is the round tower of a 1929 house reminiscent of the White Tower in Thessaloniki.
The growth of Krasno selo was aided by the geographical importance of the western transport corridor leading to Pernik. One of the first tramways of the Balkans, then known as Knyazhevksa, was officially opened on 1 January 1901 along what is today Tsar Boris III Boulevard. There is a possibility that a subway route may pass through the neighbourhood in the future.
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