Rila

Rila Municipality is located in southeastern , . Its administrative centre is . The municipality covers an area of 361 square kilometres, of which 54.84% is forests; only 19.3% is arable.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: municipality of Bulgaria with 2,460 residents
  • Description: municipality in Kyustendil oblast, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Gradska Obshtina Rila”, “Rila municipality”, “Rila Municipality”, “Rila Obshtina”, and “Rilska Obshtina”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rila Monastery and Damga.

Monastery
Photo: Andreeva78551, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monastery of Saint John of Rila, also known as ("Sveti Ivan Rilski", is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in .

Peak
Photo: Glagoli, Public domain.
is a summit in the northwestern part of the in southwestern reaching height of 2,669 m. is the main orographic node of northwestern Rila, connecting the ridges of and Otovitsa. is situated 4 km north of Rila.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urdini Lakes.

Locality
The are a group of glacial lakes, situated in the northwestern in . They are not as popular with the tourists as the further west, because they are situated in the most difficultly accessible areas of the mountain range. is situated 3½ km north of Rila.

Rila

Latitude
42.15° or 42° 9′ north
Longitude
23.3167° or 23° 19′ east
Population
2,460
Elevation
2,188 metres (7,178 feet)
Open location code
8GJ55828+2M
Geo­Names ID
727627
Wiki­data ID
Q2403120
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Rila” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلدية ريلا”
  • Bulgarian: “Община Рила”
  • Bulgarian: “Общинска администрация - Рила”
  • Bulgarian: “Рила (община)”
  • Bulgarian: “Рила”
  • Catalan: “Rila”
  • Cebuano: “Obshtina Rila”
  • Chechen: “Рила (йукъаралла)”
  • Chechen: “Рила”
  • Chinese: “Rila Koān”
  • Chinese: “里拉市鎮”
  • Chinese: “里拉市镇”
  • Czech: “Obština Rila”
  • Czech: “Rila”
  • Dutch: “Rila Municipality”
  • French: “Rila”
  • Georgian: “რილის თემი”
  • German: “Rila”
  • Hebrew: “רילה”
  • Italian: “Rila”
  • Lombard: “Rila (Kjustendil)”
  • Lombard: “Rila”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Rila Koān”
  • Northern Frisian: “Rila (Gemeend)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Rila”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rila i Bulgaria”
  • Persian: “شهرستان ریلا”
  • Polish: “Gmina Riła”
  • Polish: “Riła”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Rila, Kiustendil”
  • Romanian: “Obştina Rila”
  • Romanian: “Rila”
  • Russian: “Рила (Болгария)”
  • Russian: “Рила (община)”
  • Russian: “Рила”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Rila”
  • Spanish: “Rila”
  • Swedish: “Rila”
  • Turkish: “Rila belediyesi”
  • Vietnamese: “Rila (đô thị)”
  • Vietnamese: “Rila”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Rila”

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