Belchinski Bani

Belchinski Bani (Bulgarian: Белчински бани) is a village and a spa resort in the Sofia Province southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Samokov Municipality. As of the 2024 the village had a population of 22.^[1]

Belchinski Bani Белчински бани
Village
Belchinski Bani Location of Belchinski Bani within Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°22′0.1″N 23°24′49.07″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Sofia
Municipality	Samokov
Government
• Mayor	Angel Dzhorgov (GERB)
Elevation	906 m (2,972 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	22
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2024
Area codes	07124 from Bulgaria, 003597124 from outside

Geography

Belchinski Bani is located in the Samokov Valley at the foothills of the Rila mountain range, very close to mountain ranges of Vitosha, Verila and Plana.^[2] It is close the river Palakaria of the Iskar drainage. The village lies some 37 km west south of the national capital Sofia, 12 km west of the municipal center Samokov and about a kilometer east of the village of Belchin.^[3]

It lies just north of the second class II-62 road Kyustendil–Dupnitsa–Samokov.^[4]

Mineral baths

Belchinski Bani is located over mineral springs with a total discharge of 24 L/sec and temperature of 40–41.5 °С.^[2] There are three mineral complexes with hotels, pools and other facilities. The local mineral water has curative and prophylactic effects on the musculoskeletal system and skin dermatitis.^[2]