Bankya (Bulgaria)

The small picturesque town of Bankya is a world-wide known health resort. It is situated in the beautiful green valley on the slopes of the Lyulin mountain, about 12-14 km from Sofia center, at an altitude of 630-640 m.

Bankya population is estimated at about 10,000 people.
Bankya has developed as an ecological reserve of Sofia.

What best characterizes the town are the good climate, the fresh and clean air, healing virtues of the mineral waters, the high standard sanatorium and resort accommodation, the highly skilled medical specialists, as well as the numerous patients that have recovered after cardiovascular disorders or insult.

Bankya is green and sunny. The climate in Bankya is temperate continental with gentle mountain breeze, rich in negative ions and phonoceds.

The average annual air temperature is 9.4 C (the average temperature for January being -2 C, and 19.6 C for July). The summer is fresh and cool; the autumn is mild and sunny, while the winter is temperately cold.

The mineral waters are colorless and warm, slightly mineralized and hypothermal, with temperatures of 36.5 – 37 C.

These climatic conditions and the natural mineral water springs are favorable both for a year-round treatment, and general prophylactics or strengthening of the human organism.

Bankya developed as resort for rehabilitation of cardio-vascular conditions with highly specialized functional diagnostics. It is good for treatment of cardio-vascular diseases, nervous system disturbances, metabolic disturbances.

Bankya provides a pure and healthy environment with an excellent infrastructure for living and for tourism, recreation and medical treatment, as well as numerous opportunities for leisure and entertainment.

There are two medical spa centers, hydrothermal pools and modern sanatoriums, mineral beach, tennis–complex, National hippodrome etc., as well as numerous historical places of interest, churches, cozy hotels and restaurants and very nice shops – all are making Bankya a wonderful place to live in or to visit.

Along with the recreational facilities, the town benefits from ecologically pure and healthy environment.

In the town there are hotels, restaurants, shops and everything else needed for comfortable and enjoyable living or just visiting.

Bankya is hosting many cultural events like:
- "The international Jazz fest Bankya"
- The international festival of the child song "Million miracles" – takes place each year since 2001. It takes three days and is usually between 16- 18 July in “Water world” complex. Children from Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Georgia and other countries perform at the event.
- Each year the town hosts traditional celebration honoring the mineral water and long life “Goreshlyatsi”. The water is known that the quality of water is best during the hottest days of the year 15, 16 and 17th July. They are accepted as a town holiday.

IIn the region of Bankya there are also many eco tracks.

History
The first Bankya inhabitants are Thracian tribes from 2500 ago. During archeological excavation works around Verdikal Quarter, remains have been unearthed from Roman constructions, walls, sewerage, bronze bracelets of the IV-V c. BC. A Turkish tax register from XV century keeps written documents for the existence of Bankya as a village.

In 1969 Bankya is declared a town, and in 1979 it is differentiated as a district of Sofia.
1.Invest in Bankya

Bankya is recently turning into part of the capital Sofia. Being very close to the city, just 12-14 km from the ideal centre, more and more people are looking forward to moving and living permanently in Bankya and not only politicians and wealthy people, like it used to be.

The population in Bulgaria has been living mainly in the urban areas of the country, to be close to their work places. As result the rural areas of Bulgaria are populated mostly by older pensioners. Things are quickly changing now: the young and mid-age professionals with families are moving in areas near the cities and towns, where they can enjoy the beauty of the nature, providing healthy living conditions for their families, lots of forests and green areas, places where they can enjoy the gardens and the tranquility of nature, safe for children to play, etc. In general many people in Sofia are now fed up of living in the busy, noisy and crowded city and many of them are looking to move out. This process is already started, but it is expected it to boom in the next 3 - 5 years, as the incomes of these families are increasing.



There are many reasons why this small and picturesque town will attract the new settlers from the city and become a very desirable place to live in :
- Bankya is only 12-14 km from the centre of Sofia.
- The climate here is exceptionally healthy and mild.
- Bankya has good infrastructures.
- Beautiful nature
- Bankya is easily and quickly reachable by car, train, public bus or taxi (only 20 minutes driving from the centre of Sofia)
- Bankya is very well provided with local amenities, shops, entertainments, beautiful parks, resort infrastructure.

More and more new modern properties appear in Bankya every month. This is already attracting more newcomers.

2. Politic

Bankya is a place within the last 40 years living and working a number of politicians in Bulgaria. The fact that Todor Zhivkov in Bankya built presidential residence and lived in the last decade of his reign is further evidence of the natural qualities of the city.

The current Prime Minister Boiko Borisov- born in Bankya.

3. Economy

Mineral Bath city relies mainly on tourism and balneotherapy. On the outskirts there is a factory for mineral water and other beverage companies. The city also has several hotels.

And last but not least all Bulgarians drink Mineral Water Bankya

http://www.bankia.bg/