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Serdica

Eastern Europe

Serdica, also spelled Sardica, is the historical Roman name of the city now known as Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

Facts
Population
1,213,134 1
Latitude
42.698 degrees north 2
Longitude
23.322 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. City Population (citypopulation.de): Bulgaria: Major Cities
City Population (citypopulation.de)Cities and towns table, 2025-12-31 estimate column (Sofia)
Quote, Cities and towns table, 2025-12-31 estimate column (Sofia)
Sofija [ Sofia ] SFS София 1,114,759 1,114,925 1,091,772 1,202,761 1,183,454 1,213,134 49203
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2. Serdica (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 42.698, longitude 23.322
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 42.698,23.322
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 553.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.75, 23.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.75, 23.25
42.75 23.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Sofia - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 727011
Quote, cities500 record 727011
42.69751 23.32415 P PPLC BG 42 SOF46 1152556 562 Europe/Sofia
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Wikidata: Serdica
Wikidata Q4067160, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Serdica (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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