Balsha, Bulgaria
Balsha is a village in Sofia City Province of western Bulgaria. It has a population of 719 people and lies at 617 metres of altitude - located in Sofia Valley on the southern foothills of the western Balkan Mountains.
History
According to legend, the Sofia valley was covered by a lake which reached all the way to the Balkan Mountains. Three young women got married in villages on the opposite sides of the lake - Balsha, Yana, and Boyana.Another legend tells that a local aristocrat whose name was Balsha was helping the church and the close by monastery St Theodor Stratilat.
The Balsha village is also where Bulgarian patriot Ivan Denkoglu was born.