Momin Prohod | |
Native Name: | Момин проход |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Momin Prohod |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 42.3333°N 75°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province (Oblast) |
Subdivision Name1: | Sofia |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Kostenets |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ivan Arnautski |
Elevation M: | 494 |
Population Total: | 1788 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2009-03-15 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 2035 |
Area Code: | 07142 |
Momin Prohod (bg|Момин проход pronounced as /bg/) is a health resort and spa located in western Bulgaria. It is part of the Kostenets Municipality in the Sofia Province, about 700NaN0 from the city of Sofia. Geographically, it is located in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley in the southwestern part of the Sredna Gora mountain range. In 2006, it obtained administrative autonomy and the status of town (град).[2]
The resort is an important therapeutic and rehabilitation center. The water of Momin Prohod is second to that of the Narechenski Bani spa in its radioactivity, third in Europe, and 25th in the world.