It lies 3 km from the railway station of Kostenets (on the railway line Sofia-Plovdiv) and is 73 km from Sofia. Its mineral water has a sulphate-sodium-fluorine chemical composition. It is slightly mineralized, with a temperature of 65.4°C and a flow of 800 1/min. For its radioactivity it is the second Bulgarian mineral spring (560em/l) next to the Salt Spring in Narechen, which has already been mentioned. Momin Prohod became particularly well-known after the opening of the special sanatorium for the treatment of polio after-effects in children between the ages of 1 and 14, with defects in the extremities. The treatment, which is conducted under the Supervision of neurologists, orthopedic specialists, balneologists and physiotherapists, usually gives satisfactory results. The Bulgarian medicine Nivalin is widely used here. The waters of Momin Prohod are also used in the treatment of diabetes and gout, skin diseases, diseases of the respiratory ducts and the lungs.
MAJOR CITIES AND TOWN
SOFIA
It is quite natural to start with Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, the political, administrative and cultural centre of the country.
It lies at an altitude of 550 m above sea level and is surrounded on all sides by mountains – the Balkan Range, the Lyulin, Viskyar ephesus sightseeing, Lozenska mountains, the Ihtiman Sredna Gora mountains, and Mount Vitosha, which is indissolubly connected with it.
The city with its one million inhabitants, is modern, of a European type and has a history agoing back more than 5000 years, making Sofia one of the most ancient cities in Europe. Its situation in the heart of the Balkan Peninsula (it was formerly known as Serdika and Sredets) and at the crossroads between East and West brought it many changes of fate. For the last 13 centuries it has inevitably shared the destiny of the country. All this is reflected in different monuments which one comes upon when touring the big city.
The motto of our capital is 'Ever growing, never old'; the truth of those words can be seen not only by its citizens, but by those who see it again after a certain lapse of time; visitors are surprised at the rates and scale of its development. Another thing also impresses foreign guests and they always point it out as their first impression: that Sofia is a very clean and green city.
What is it that we, as citizens of Sofia, would like to make sure that our guests see?
Ancient Monuments: St George's Church – behind the Balkan Hotel, in its inner courtyard. The church dates from the 3rd4th century. The Round Tower (3rd century) of the fortress wall of Sofia – at the corner of Serdika and Isker Streets; the Triangular Tower (5th-6th century) in the basement of'Sofia' Department Store; St Sophia's Church (5th-6th century) – in the northwestern part of Alexander Nevsky Square; the uncovered wall and exhibits in the pedestrian subway at the end of Legue Street.
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