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'''Sofia''' is the capital city of [[Bulgaria]]. It is located in the west of the country and has a population of 1,222,000.

'''Sofia''' is the capital city of [[Bulgaria]]. It is located in the west of the country and has a population of 1,222,000.

The origins of modern Sofia lie in prehistory; the site was a centre of [[Thracian]] civilisation and later was the [[Roman]] city of Serdica. A thriving medieval centre, it is thought to have been called Sofia (Greek: 'wisdom') since the fourteenth century; it was formally renamed after liberation from the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1878. In 1879 Sofia became capital of the newly formed Principality of Bulgaria.

The origins of modern Sofia lie in prehistory; the site was a centre of [[Thrace|Thracian]] civilisation and later was the [[Roman]] city of Serdica. A thriving medieval centre, it is thought to have been called Sofia (Greek: 'wisdom') since the fourteenth century; it was formally renamed after liberation from the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1878. In 1879 Sofia became capital of the newly formed Principality of Bulgaria.

== See also ==

== See also ==