Kostenets

Kostenets is a in the southwestern , located in the . As of the 2024 census, the village had a total population of 3,138. It ranks 18th by population of all Bulgarian villages.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 3,690 residents
  • Description: village in Kostenets municipality, Sofia oblast, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Kostenetz”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kostenets Waterfall and Skalovitets.

Waterfall
Photo: Iliana Teneva, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Waterfall
Photo: Termininja, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 3½ km south of Kostenets.

Mountain hut
Photo: Givern, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain hut, which is situated 3½ km south of Kostenets.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kostenets and Dolna Banya.

Town
Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in in western , and the administrative centre of the . The town is situated in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley at the foot of the mountain ranges of and , about 70 km southeast of capital . is situated 6 km northeast of Kostenets.

Town
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also Dolna Banja or Dolna Bania is a town located in in southwestern . 75 km from and , is located in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley by the north-eastern slopes of the Mountains, 18 and 30 km respectively from the ski resorts of and . is situated 7 km northwest of Kostenets.

Town
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a health resort and spa located in western . It is part of the in the , about 70 km from the city of . is situated 9 km northeast of Kostenets.

Kostenets

Latitude
42.26276° or 42° 15′ 46″ north
Longitude
23.82735° or 23° 49′ 39″ east
Population
3,690
Elevation
713 metres (2,339 feet)
Open location code
8GJ57R7G+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 273815802
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
730094
Wiki­data ID
Q2990446
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Kostenets” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Костенец”
  • Bulgarian: “С.КОСТЕНЕЦ”
  • Catalan: “Kostenets”
  • Cebuano: “Kostenets”
  • Chechen: “Костенец (эвла, Болгари)”
  • Chechen: “Костенец”
  • Chinese: “Kostenets”
  • Czech: “Kostenets”
  • Dutch: “Kostenets”
  • Esperanto: “Kostenec”
  • French: “Kostenets”
  • Georgian: “კოსტენეცი”
  • German: “Kostenez”
  • Italian: “Kostenec”
  • Latvian: “Kostenecs”
  • Lithuanian: “Kostenecas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kostenets (selo)”
  • Persian: “کوستنتس (روستا)”
  • Persian: “کوستنتس”
  • Polish: “Kostenec (wieś)”
  • Polish: “Kostenec”
  • Portuguese: “Kostenec”
  • Romanian: “Kosteneț, Bulgaria”
  • Romanian: “Kosteneț, Sofia”
  • Romanian: “Kosteneț”
  • Russian: “Костенец”
  • Spanish: “Kostenets”
  • Swedish: “Kostenets”
  • Tatar: “Костенец (авыл, Болгария)”
  • Tatar: “Костенец”
  • Turkish: “Kostenets (Bulgaristan)”
  • Turkish: “Kostenets, Bulgaristan”
  • Turkish: “Kostenets”
  • Ukrainian: “Костенець”

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