Kotel

Kotel is in Sliven, Bulgaria. Kotel is situated nearby to the village Zheravna.

Places in the Area

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Kotel

Town

Kotel is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Sliven Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Kotel Municipality. In 2016, the town had a population of 5,329.

Zheravna is a village in central eastern Bulgaria located 579 meters above sea level, and is part of the Kotel municipality in the Sliven Province. The village, set in a small valley at the southern foot of the eastern Balkan Mountains, is an architectural reserve of national importance consisting of more than 200 wooden houses from the Bulgarian National Revival period, and a tourist destination. Zheravna is situated 6 km south of Kotel.

Kotel

Also known as: “Gradska Obshtina Kotel” and “Obshtina Kotel”
Location: Sliven, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

42.8833° or 42° 53′ north

Longitude

26.45° or 26° 27′ east

Population

18,200

Elevation

494 metres (1,621 feet)

Open location code

8GJ8VCMX+8X

GeoNames ID

730072

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In Other Languages

“Kotel” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Котел”
Bulgarian: “Община Котел”

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