Marchaevo
Local name: Мърчаево
Located in Murchaevo, Municipality of the Capital Coordinates: 42°36′00″ N 23°11′00″ E
- Population
- 1,313
- 1.3K
- Elevation
- 1,066 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- SOF Sofia Airport22 km
- INI Niš Constantine the Great Airport136 km
About Marchaevo
Marchaevo is a village. Location: Murchaevo, Municipality of the Capital. Population: 1,313. Elevation: 1,066 m.
Marchaevo (Bulgarian: Мърчаево [mɐrˈt͡ʃaɛvo]) is a village in Vitosha district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, located some 19 km southwest of the city center. As of 2024 it has 1,209 inhabitants.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 12.2 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Marchaevo
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Vitosha Mountain TV Tower User:Preslav · Public domain
Population of Marchaevo over time
| 2014 | 1,171 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,159 | |
| 2016 | 1,163 | |
| 2017 | 1,139 | |
| 2018 | 1,124 | |
| 2019 | 1,117 | |
| 2020 | 1,147 | |
| 2021 | 1,137 | |
| 2022 | 1,137 | |
| 2023 | 1,155 | |
| 2024 | 1,158 | |
| 2025 | 1,137 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Marchaevo
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- June (82 mm)
- Driest month
- January (38 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 7° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 46 | 52 | 67 | 80 | 82 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 45 | 52 | 48 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Marchaevo
The nearest airport is Sofia Airport (SOF), 22 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 16 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 22 kmnortheast
- Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 136 kmnorthwest
- Skopje International Airport (SKP) Ilinden 147 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Sofia Population: 1.2M 16 kmnortheast
- Niš Population: 250K 132 kmnorthwest
- Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 138 kmeast
- Craiova Population: 234.1K 197 kmnorth
- Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 203 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Marchaevo
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 34 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- City Garden Attraction 16 kmNE
- Ivan Vazov National Theatre Attraction 16 kmNE
- Vitosha Mountain TV Tower Landmark 6 kmNE
- Borisova Gradina TV Tower Landmark 16 kmNE
25–60 km4 places
- Vetren Mountain 59 kmNW
- Sip Mountain 56 kmNW
- Musala Mountain 57 kmSE
- Damga Mountain 47 kmS
60–100 km34 places
- Ostrozub Mountain 83 kmW
- Kruševica Mountain 96 kmNW
- Gramada Mountain 70 kmW
- Besna Kobila Mountain 79 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vitosha Mountain TV Tower Landmark, Municipality of the Capital6.4 km NE
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Ivan Vazov National Theatre Attraction, Municipality of the Capital16 km NE -
National Art Gallery Museum, Municipality of the Capital16 km NE -
Earth and Man National Museum Museum, Municipality of the Capital14 km NE -
Borisova Gradina TV Tower Landmark, Municipality of the Capital16 km NE -
City Garden Attraction, Municipality of the Capital16 km NE
Sources & licences
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