Sredets is a district located in the very centre of the capital Sofia

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...

. it has 41,000 inhabitants. The district has an area of around 300 hectares or 3 km².

Its borders follow Sitnyakovo Boulevard, Yavorov Alley to the east; Dragan Tsankov Boulevard

Dragan Tsankov Boulevard

Dragan Tsvetkov Boulevard is a large boulevard in Bulgaria's capital Sofia. It is named after the Bulgarian politician Dragan Tsankov. It lies between its intersection with the Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard, before which it is called Graf Ignatiev Street, and the juncture with G. M. Dimitrov...

, Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard

Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard

Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard is an important boulevard in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. It is named after the Bulgarian entrepreneur Evlogi Georgiev. It begins with its intersection with the Cherni Vrah Boulevard and Fridtjof Nansen Street in the area of the National Palace of Culture...

 to the south and south-west; Fridtjof Nansen Street, Vitosha Boulevard

Vitosha Boulevard

Vitosha Boulevard is the main commercial street in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, which is abundant in many posh stores, restaurants and bars. It extends from the St Nedelya Square to the Southern Park...

 to the west; Dondukov Boulevard

Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard

Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard , shortly referred to as Dondukov, is an important central boulevard in Sofia. It is named after the Russian general and statesman Alexander Dondukov-Korsakov. It lies between the TZUM and the Chavdar bridge...

, Moskovska Str, Shipka Str, Khan Omurtag Str to the north.

There are many green spaces and gardens. Sredets also includes the northern-most parts of Borisova gradina

Borisova gradina

Borisova gradina or Knyaz-Borisova gradina is the oldest and best known park in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Its construction and arrangement began in 1884 and it is named after Bulgarian Tsar Boris III....

 Park. Two of the most emblematic football stadiums in Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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 are located among the pleasant alleys of the park: Vasil Levski National Stadium

Vasil Levski National Stadium

Vasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...

 where the Bulgaria national football team

Bulgaria national football team

The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...

 plays its home matches and the venue of Bulgaria's most successful football team CSKA Sofia, Balgarska Armiya Stadium

Balgarska Armiya Stadium

Bulgarian Army Stadium is the club stadium of the Bulgarian football club CSKA Sofia. It is situated in the Borisova Gradina , in the centre of Sofia. The stadium has four sectors and a total of 22,015 seats, of which 2,100 are covered...

.

There are 7 schools and 4 kindergartens.

Culture

The district occupies some areas of the ancient city. There are extensive remains of the Roman

Ancient Rome

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 town under the contemporary edifices and many more have been excavated during different constructuion works. Remains of the city walls and towers can be observed in some underpasses as well as one of the oldest churches in the Balkan Peninsula, Sv. Georgi in the yard of the Ministry of Education.
Major Landmarks:

• National Assembly
  National Assembly of Bulgaria
  The National Assembly of Bulgaria is the unicameral parliament and body of the legislative of the Republic of Bulgaria.The National Assembly of Bulgaria was established in 1879 with the Constitution of Bulgaria.-Ordinary National Assembly:...
  
  
• National Museum of Natural History
  National Museum of Natural History (Bulgaria)
  The National Museum of Natural History of Bulgaria is a museum of natural history located in Sofia, the capital of the country on "Tzar Osvoboditel" str. next to the Russian church...
  
  
• National Art Gallery
  National Art Gallery (Bulgaria)
  The National Art Gallery is Bulgaria's national gallery and houses over 50,000 pieces of Bulgarian art. It is located on Battenberg Square in the capital city of Sofia, occupying most of the historic and imposing edifice of the former royal palace of Bulgaria, having been established in 1934 and...
  
  
• Sofia Art Gallery
• Sofia University
  Sofia University
  The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...
  
  
• Ivan Vazov National Theatre
  Ivan Vazov National Theatre
  The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is Bulgaria's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria...
  
  
• Theatre of the Army
• Theatre of Satire
• "Tear and laugh" Theatre
• Youth Theatre
• Theatre 199
• Bulgaria Hall
• Monument to the Tsar Liberator
  Monument to the Tsar Liberator
  The Monument to the Tsar Liberator is an equestrian monument in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was erected in honour of Russian Emperor Alexander II who liberated Bulgaria of Ottoman rule during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78....
  
  
• Grand Hotel Sofia
  Grand Hotel Sofia
  Grand Hotel Sofia is a five-star hotel in the center of Sofia, Bulgaria, located on Gen. Joseph C. Street in Sredets district. It is located near the Bulgarian National Theatre and the City Art Gallery, in walking distance from Bulgaria Concert Hall, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the Vasil...
  
  

Churches

• Sv. Georgi
• St Nedelya Church
  St Nedelya Church
  Holy Sunday Church is an Eastern Orthodox church in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, a cathedral of the Sofia bishopric of the Bulgarian Patriarchate. Sveta Nedelya is a medieval church that has suffered destruction through the ages and has been reconstructed many times.-History:The history of the...
  
  
• Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church
  Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church
  The Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was created between 1901 and 1902 through the conversion of an abandoned Ottoman mosque, and was inaugurated on 27 July 1903...
  
  
• Russian Church
  Russian Church, Sofia
  The Russian Church , officially known as the Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker , is a Russian Orthodox church in central Sofia, Bulgaria, situated on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard.-History and architecture:The church was built on the site of the Saray Mosque, which was destroyed in 1882, after the...