# Boyana > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boyana > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boyana.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyana > Source revision: 1324659848 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Neighbourhood in Bulgaria}} {{coord|42|38|41|N|23|15|58|E|region:BG|display=title}} right|thumb|A street in Boyana [[Image:Boyana Church 1.jpg|right|thumb|The [Boyana Church](/source/Boyana_Church)]] [[Image:Boyanaresidence.jpg|right|thumb|Boyana residence and [National Historical Museum (Bulgaria)](/source/National_Historical_Museum_(Bulgaria))- view from [Vitosha](/source/Vitosha), Kopitoto]] '''Boyana''' ({{langx|bg|Бояна}} {{IPA|bg|boˈjanɐ|}}) is a neighbourhood of the [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)n capital of [Sofia](/source/Sofia), part of [Vitosha municipality](/source/Vitosha_(municipality)) and situated 8 km south of the city centre, in the outskirts of [Vitosha](/source/Vitosha). Boyana is one of the most expensive parts of Sofia to live in. The residents are primarily wealthy business people, government officials, and other prominent members of Bulgarian society. Formerly an outlying village, it was incorporated into Sofia in 1961. ==History== Boyana's name was first mentioned in the 11th-century ''Vision of [Daniel](/source/Daniel_(biblical_figure))'' in the excerpt РЄЧЄТЬ ОУ БОІАНѢ ѠСТАВИТЄ ТОУ ПЛѢНЬ. The name is most likely derived from the personal name [Boyan](/source/Boyan_(given_name)). An alternative suggested etymology from [Vulgar Latin](/source/Vulgar_Latin) or [Balkan Latin](/source/Balkan_Latin) ''*boiana'' ("herdsman's [river]), from [Latin](/source/Latin) ''boviana'' ("herdsman's") is considered less likely.{{cite book|last=Чолева-Димитрова|first=Анна М.|title=Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник|publisher=Пенсофт|location=София|year=2002|isbn=954-642-168-5|oclc=57603720|language=Bulgarian|pages=101–102}} In connection with the 1040 uprising of [Peter Delyan](/source/Peter_(II)_Delyan_of_Bulgaria) and the [Pecheneg](/source/Pecheneg) invasion of 1048, an important stronghold under the name of ''Boyan'' (''Боян, Βοιάνος'') is mentioned in the area, where a garrison led by a [voivod](/source/Voivode) called Botko was stationed. ==Architecture== The famous [Boyana Church](/source/Boyana_Church), part of the [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) [World Heritage List](/source/World_Heritage_List), is located in the neighbourhood. Other landmarks include the [Boyana Waterfall](/source/Boyana_Waterfall), the [Kopitoto](/source/Kopitoto) area and the [National Historical Museum](/source/National_Historical_Museum_(Bulgaria)) in the palatial former Boyana Residence, designed by [Alexander Georgiev Barov](/source/Alexander_Georgiev_Barov). The [Nu Boyana Film](/source/Nu_Boyana_Film) studios and the [Big Brother Bulgaria](/source/Big_Brother_Bulgaria) house are also located in Boyana. ==See also== * [Boyana Glacier](/source/Boyana_Glacier) on [Livingston Island](/source/Livingston_Island) in the [South Shetland Islands](/source/South_Shetland_Islands), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica), which is named for Boyana. * [Boyan (given name)](/source/Boyan_(given_name)) * [Boyanska reka](/source/Boyanska_reka) * [Boyana Waterfall](/source/Boyana_Waterfall) * [Boyana Lake](/source/Boyana_Lake) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category|Boyana}} {{Authority control}} Category:Neighbourhoods in Sofia Category:Geography of Sofia Category:Vitosha {{sofia-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Boyana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyana) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyana?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.