Municipality

Zheljava

Local name: Желява

Located in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital Coordinates: 42°45′00″ N 23°36′00″ E

Location in Bulgaria

Population: 523; 523
Elevation: 730 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+02:00; Europe/Sofia · UTC+02:00
Places inside: 1; listed under Zheljava
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: SOF Sofia Airport16 km; PDV Plovdiv International Airport128 km

About Zheljava

Zheljava is a municipality. Location: Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. Population: 523. Elevation: 730 m.

From Wikipedia

Zhelyava (Bulgarian: Желява) is a village in Kremikovtsi district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. As of 2024 it has 439 inhabitants.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 45 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Zheljava over time

Population of Zheljava over time
2014		488
2015		473
2016		473
2017		469
2018		461
2019		465
2020		476
2021		465
2022		523
2023		519
2024		515
2025		496

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Zheljava

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month: July (day 26°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: May (81 mm)
Driest month: January (35 mm)

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9° -2°

15° 3°

20° 8°

23° 11°

26° 12°

22° 9°

16° 4°

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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

Climate of Zheljava
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	9°	15°	20°	23°	26°	26°	22°	16°	8°	4°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-5°	-2°	3°	8°	11°	12°	12°	9°	4°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	35	39	45	60	81	81	68	54	44	44	51	42

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Zheljava

The nearest airport is Sofia Airport (SOF), 16 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 23 km to the west.

Airports

Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 16 kmwest
Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) Plovdiv 128 kmsoutheast
Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 156 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Sofia Population: 1.2M 23 kmwest
Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 115 kmsoutheast
Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 171 kmeast
Craiova Population: 234.1K 175 kmnorth
Rousse Population: 121.2K 227 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Zheljava

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites.

0–25 km5 places

City Garden Attraction 23 kmW
Ivan Vazov National Theatre Attraction 23 kmW
Borisova Gradina TV Tower Landmark 23 kmW
National Art Gallery Museum 23 kmW

25–60 km3 places

Svishtiplaz Mountain 42 kmE
Beglichka Mogila Mountain 44 kmN
Vitosha Mountain TV Tower Landmark 32 kmSW

60–100 km5 places

Vetren Mountain 85 kmW
Sip Mountain 81 kmW
Musala Mountain 63 kmS
Ambaritsa Mountain 97 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Zheljava

1 place

Cities & villages1

Zhelyava · Village

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ivan Vazov National Theatre Attraction, Municipality of the Capital
23 km W
National Art Gallery Museum, Municipality of the Capital
23 km W
Borisova Gradina TV Tower Landmark, Municipality of the Capital
23 km W
City Garden Attraction, Municipality of the Capital
23 km W
Earth and Man National Museum Museum, Municipality of the Capital
24 km W