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Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated in the centre of the present city, near the royal palace, as well as in outer districts...

Timeline of Events

1873

2.18.1873

Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.

1878

1.4.1878

Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.

1925

4.16.1925

During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.

1998

10.29.1998

While ''en route'' from Adana to Ankara, a Turkish Airlines flight with a crew of 6 and 33 passengers is hijacked by a Kurdish militant who orders the pilot to fly to Switzerland. The plane instead lands in Ankara after the pilot tricked the hijacker into thinking that he is landing in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia to refuel.