Bansko
Sign in to saveBansko ( ) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located in Blagoevgrad Oblast near the city of Razlog. Once mainly a stockbreeding and travelling merchant community, the town is now an international centre for winter and summer tourism. More recently Bansko has become a known hotspot for digital nomads driven in part by the relative affordability of the location combined with its natural scenery.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bansko
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province(Oblast)
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- EEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +3
- Settlement.image_shield
- Banskogerb.jpg
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- Bansko
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- Location of Bansko
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- Bulgaria
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- Location of Bansko
- Settlement.leader_title
- Brian
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal Code
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Blagoevgrad
- Settlement.population_total
- 8,873
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
- Settlement.elevation_min_m
- 925
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Article
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- Location and Transportation
- Economy
- Climate
- Historical climate data
- Sports
- Religion
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- Honours
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
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Bansko ( ) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located in Blagoevgrad Oblast near the city of Razlog. Once mainly a stockbreeding and travelling merchant community, the town is now an international centre for winter and summer tourism. More recently Bansko has become a known hotspot for digital nomads driven in part by the relative affordability of the location combined with its natural scenery.
==Location and Transportation== Bansko lies at the foot of the Pirin Mountains, not far from the national park of the same name, in the valley of the Nestos River at an elevation of 925 meters above sea level. It is a ski resort. The city is about 160 km from Sofia and about 220 km from Thessaloniki.