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Karpuzitsa is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Sofia city.
The district borders 'Tsar Boris' blvd. to the south and the southeast; 'Nikola Petkov' blvd. and Ovcha Kupel-1 quarter to the northeast; 'Knyazhevska'str., 'Vurba' str., 'Buket' str. and Gorna banya quarter to the north; '711' str. to the southwest.
Karpuzitsa is mostly built with houses, brick and panel apartment blocks. Construction of the new brick buildings in the district started after 2005.
In the region there are 26 Secondary School 'Yordan Yovkov', Private Secondary School 'P. R. Slaveikov', Adam Smith College, 60 Sanatorium kindergarten 'Bor and the church 'St. Ekaterina'. Residents of the neighbourhood can get medical care in the hospital 'Raina Knyaginya', hospital 'Vizus', University Children's Clinic of Pulmonary Diseases and Medical center Knyazhevo. There are two restaurants and a shop selling supplies for office equipment and cameras.
The residents can benefit the following links of the public transportation:
Buses:
№ 73 Ovcha Kupel 2 quarter - Gotse Delchev quarter
№ 107 from Karpuzitsa quarter to the Boyana church
№ 111 from Mladost 1 quarter to Lyulin 1 and Lyulin 2 quarters
№ 260 from Gorna banya quarter to 'Praga' blvd.
Trams:
№ 4 'Nikola Petkov' blvd. - Orlandovtsi quarter
№ 5 Knyazhevo quarter - the Courthouse
№ 11 'Nikola Petkov' blvd. - Iliyantsi quarter
№ 19 Knyazhevo quarter - Station Sofia - North
Shuttle buses:
№ 22 Village of Vladaya - Svoboda quarter
№ 33 Gorna banya quarter - Hadzhi Dimitar quarter
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