- Krasno selo
Krasno selo ( _bg. Красно село) is a municipality and neighbourhoood of
Sofia , the capital ofBulgaria , located in the western part of the city. The main thoroughfare in the neighbourhood is Tsar Boris III Boulevard.Until 1910, Krasno selo was a "
mahala " (neighbourhood) ofBoyana . In 1956, it became a municipality of Sofia, but it had been a suburb of the city since the early 20th century. The name stems from the common noun "selo" ("village") and the adjective "krasno", meaning either "beautiful" or "karst , dry soil". [cite book|last=Чолева-Димитрова|first=Анна М.|title=Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник|publisher=Пенсофт|location=София|date=2002|isbn=9546421685|oclc=57603720|language=Bulgarian|pages=p. 135]After the
Second Balkan War and theFirst World War thousands of families of Bulgarian refugees (mainly fromWestern Thrace ,Vardar Macedonia ,Southern Dobruja and theWestern Outlands ) headed to the large Bulgarian cities in search of a better life. During that period prior to theSecond World War Krasno selo, once a satellite neighbourhood, urbanized quickly and accommodated many refugee families, with various parts of Krasno selo today known as theDobruja n neighbourhood, theTsaribrod neighbourhood, etc. Architectural elements in the houses of Bulgarian refugees show a nostalgia for their native regions, an example of which is the round tower of a 1929 house reminiscent of the White Tower inThessaloniki .The growth of Krasno selo was aided by the geographical importance of the western transport corridor leading to
Pernik . One of the first tramways of theBalkans , then known as "Knyazhevksa", was officially opened on1 January 1901 along what is today Tsar Boris III Boulevard.The architecture of Krasno selo is made of mostly residential buildings. The largest portion of residential structures are of the type Soviet era panel buildings. Newer residential buildings date to the period after 1990. These structures are made of brick and are only several stories high. The panel buildings, on the other hand, vary in height from five to over twenty stories.
Krasno Selo is home to the Krasno Selo market. The second largest market is Borovo. Borovo is located at the end stop of trolley #9.
The 1–12 grade school within the limits of the Krasno selo neighborhood is 142 SOU.
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