Gorna Vasilitsa

Gorna Vasilitsa
Горна Василица
Village
Gorna Vasilitsa

Location of Gorna Vasilitsa

Coordinates: 42°20′52″N 23°51′10″E / 42.34778°N 23.85278°E / 42.34778; 23.85278Coordinates: 42°20′52″N 23°51′10″E / 42.34778°N 23.85278°E / 42.34778; 23.85278
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast) Sofia
Municipality Kostenets
Government
  Mayor Radostin Radev
Population (2010-12-15)
  Total 273
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 2046
Area code(s) 07142

Gorna Vasilitsa (Bulgarian: Горна Василица) is a village in Sofia Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Kostenets Municipality. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 273. The settlement contains many villa-type properties used as holiday homes and weekend getaways. An increasing number of foreigners are finding that house prices here are well below those in other "sun-trap" countries of southern Europe.

Religion

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox is the predominant religion.

Events

Surva
Conducted in the last three days of January.

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