Gorna Vasilitsa

Coordinates: 42°20′52″N 23°51′10″E / 42.34778°N 23.85278°E / 42.34778; 23.85278
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Gorna Vasilitsa
Горна Василица
Village
Gorna Vasilitsa is located in Bulgaria
Gorna Vasilitsa
Gorna Vasilitsa
Location of Gorna Vasilitsa
Coordinates: 42°20′52″N 23°51′10″E / 42.34778°N 23.85278°E / 42.34778; 23.85278
CountryBulgaria
Province (Oblast)Sofia
MunicipalityKostenets
Government
 • MayorRadostin Radev
Population
 (2010-12-15)
 • Total273
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
2046
Area code07142

Gorna Vasilitsa (Bulgarian: Горна Василица) is a village in Sofia Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Kostenets Municipality. In it situated in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley enclosed between the mountain ranges of Rila and Sredna Gora. 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.

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Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox is the predominant religion.

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"Surva"
Conducted in the last three days of January.

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