Kostenets
Kostenets is a town in Sofia Province in western Bulgaria, and the administrative centre of the Kostenets Municipality. The town is situated in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley at the foot of the mountain ranges of Rila and Sredna Gora, about 70 km southeast of capital Sofia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dolna Banya.
Dolna Banya
Aerodrome
Dolna Banya Airport is a public use airport located 2 nautical miles east of Dolna Banya, Sofiya, Bulgaria. It is the first privately-owned airfield in Bulgaria. Dolna Banya is situated 4 km west of Kostenets.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Momin Prohod and Kostenets.
Momin Prohod
Town
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Momin Prohod is a health resort and spa located in western Bulgaria. It is part of the Kostenets Municipality in the Sofia Province, about 70 km from the city of Sofia. Momin Prohod is situated 3½ km north of Kostenets.
Kostenets
Village
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Kostenets is a village in the Sofia Province southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Kostenets Municipality. As of the 2024 census, the village had a total population of 3,138. It ranks 18th by population of all Bulgarian villages. Kostenets is situated 5 km southwest of Kostenets.
Kostenets
- Also known as: “Gradska Obshtina Kostenets”, “Obshtina Gara Kostenets Banya”, and “Obshtina Kostenets”
- Location: Sofia Province, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.3° or 42° 18′ northLongitude
23.8667° or 23° 52′ eastPopulation
11,200Elevation
515 metres (1,690 feet)Open location code
8GJ58V28+2MGeoNames ID
730092
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In Other Languages
“Kostenets” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Костенец”
- Bulgarian: “община Костенец”
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