Elin Pelin
Елин Пелин3,146 people live in Elin Pelin (NSI, 2025)
Name being checked. The EKATTE file lists this village as 'Елин Пелин', the same name as the town (EKATTE 27303). GeoNames has a separate village 'Гара Елин Пелин' in the same municipality, so this is very likely 'Гара Елин Пелин'. Name to be confirmed in the NSI register.
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Type of placeOfficial register
Village1Local officeMayoralty (kmetstvo)
Elin Pelin1MunicipalityObshtina
Elin Pelin1RegionOblast
Sofia1AltitudeHeight band
500–699 m1People living hereNSI · 2025
3,1462People living here in 2021NSI
3,3052Change since 2002NSI figures · our calculation
−20%2People in the whole Sofia districtAll places in the district together, not this place · 2021
230,1603Transport
Elin PelinMunicipal centre · straight line · approximate position
3.9 km6SofiaRegional centre · straight line · approximate position
22.4 km6Novi hanNearby village · straight line · approximate position
3.2 km6Elin PelinNearby town · straight line · approximate position
3.9 km6LesnovoNearby village · straight line · approximate position
4.1 km6Health
Hospital (multi-profile)Nearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line · "МБАЛ- Елин Пелин" ЕООД · clinics without an NHIF contract are not on this list
Elin Pelin · 3.9 km7DentistNearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line
Novi han · 3.2 km7PharmacyNearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line
Novi han · 3.2 km7Medical laboratoryNearest place with one · NHIF contract list · straight line
Elin Pelin · 3.9 km7Family & schools
Nothing confirmed yet — see Not yet available for where this will come from.
Investment nearby
Nothing confirmed yet — see Not yet available for where this will come from.
Contacts
EmergencyPolice, ambulance, fire · any phone, free
1125Being verified
We have these, but haven't confirmed them with an official source yet. Starred (*) items are estimates.
Railway station or stop reportedYes*
* estimate as per NRIC Network Statement 2025–2026, December 2025 — matched by English name, being re-checkedEU-funded projects listing this place2*
* estimate as per ИСУН / EU funds open data, October 2026 — matched by region, municipality and place name (the source has no place code), so check before relying on it. Titles are shown as published, mostly in Bulgarian. Amounts are not shown because the file does not state the currency.Show the projects
- Industry 4.0 трансформация, чрез роботизация и Big Data Analytics в Corte DilettoIn progress · 2026–2027 · European Regional Development Fund · BG16RFPR001-1.008-0131
- Подобряване на енергийната ефективност на "РЕФРАН" ЕООДIn progress · 2026–2027 · European Regional Development Fund · BG16RFPR001-2.004-0933
Map positionApproximate*
* estimate as per GeoNames, October 2026 — matched without an exact Bulgarian-name matchNot yet available
Coming from official sources. Each item will only appear here once we have it from the source named. Until then, ask the mayoralty — and always visit before you decide.
GP (family doctor)NHIF — list of general practitioners
Medical imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI)Not in the NHIF contract lists — official source still to be found
Schools and nurseriesMinistry of Education — register of institutions
SunshineEuropean Commission — PVGIS solar data
Mayoralty phone and addressMunicipality — official website
House pricesNo official village-level source exists — we will say so rather than guess
Nearest shops and railway stopAn official source — not yet available
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Other places in Elin Pelin municipality (18)
- NSI — EKATTE register of settlements (dated 5 January 2026). Government source.
- NSI — Infostat, population by settlements and sex (2002–2025) (dated 11 October 2026). Government source.
- NSI — Census 2021, district population (dated 2021). Government source.
- GeoNames gazetteer (map position only). Map position only (CC BY 4.0).
- European Commission, Civil Protection — Bulgaria — 112 in Bulgaria. Calls are answered in Bulgarian, English, French and German.
- Distances worked out by Home-Villa (straight line, from S01 centres and S10 positions).
- NHIF — registers of contracted providers (hospitals, dentists, laboratories, pharmacies) (dated 11 October 2026). Government source.
- ИСУН / UMIS — EU funds open data (projects) (dated 12 October 2026). Government source.