Bulgaria
Sofia Province
Svoge

Zhelen

Zhelen is a village in , , western . Zhelen has about 140 residents and an elevation of 935 metres.
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  • Type: Village with 140 residents
  • Description: village in Svoge municipality, Sofia oblast, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Shelen”
  • Postal code: 2267

Places of Interest

Highlights include Staduim „Chavdar Tsvetkov“ and Svoge.

Stadium
Chavdar Tsvetkov Stadium is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Sportist Svoge. is situated 3½ km southwest of Zhelen.

Railway station
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Zhelen.

Waterfall
Photo: Termininja, CC0.
is situated 3½ km northwest of Zhelen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tserovo and Svoge.

Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , , western . is situated 2½ km northwest of Zhelen.

Town
Photo: Arved, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in western , part of . It is located in the gorge of the Iskar River, at the place where the mountains Mala planina, Golema planina, and Ponor meet, 40 km north of the capital . is situated 4 km southwest of Zhelen.

Village
Photo: Svetlina bov, Public domain.
is a village in , , western . is situated 4 km north of Zhelen.

Zhelen

Latitude
42.98944° or 42° 59′ 22″ north
Longitude
23.37112° or 23° 22′ 16″ east
Population
140
Elevation
935 metres (3,068 feet)
Open location code
8GJ5X9QC+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 273873502
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
725384
Wiki­data ID
Q2016993
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Uzbek—“Zhelen” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Желен”
  • Bulgarian: “С.ЖЕЛЕН”
  • Chechen: “Желен”
  • Chinese: “Zhelen”
  • French: “Zhelen”
  • Kazakh: “Jelen”
  • Kazakh: “Желен”
  • Kazakh: “جەلەن”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Zhelen”
  • Persian: “ژلن”
  • Romanian: “Jelen, Sofia”
  • Romanian: “Jelen”
  • Russian: “Желен”
  • Tatar: “Желен”
  • Turkish: “Jelen (Bulgaristan)”
  • Turkish: “Jelen, Bulgaristan”
  • Turkish: “Jelen”
  • Ukrainian: “Желен”
  • Uzbek: “Jelen”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Zhelen”. Photo: Pamporoff, Public domain.