Bukovets

Bukovets is a stream in Kyustendil, Bulgaria. Bukovets is situated nearby to the village Stob, as well as near the locality Porominovo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stob Pyramids.

Stob Pyramids

Photo: Gitanes232, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Stob Earth Pyramids are rock formations, known as hoodoos, situated at the foothills of the Rila mountain range in south-western Bulgaria. They span an area of 0.7 km2 near the village of Stob, Kyustendil Province.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stob and Porominovo.

Stob

Village

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Stob is a village in southwest Bulgaria, administratively part of Kocherinovo Municipality, Kyustendil Province. Located at the foot of the Rila mountain range and not far from the Rila Monastery, Stob was first mentioned in the 7th century and has been in continuous or near-continuous existence since then.

Porominovo

Village

Photo: Apostoloff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Porominovo is a village in Kocherinovo Municipality, Kyustendil Province, south-western Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 453 inhabitants. It is situated at the western foothills of the Rila Mountains on the banks of the Rilska River in the vicinity of the Stob Earth Pyramids. Porominovo is situated 3 km southwest of Bukovets.

Kocherinovo

Town

Photo: Biso, Public domain.

Kocherinovo is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Kyustendil Province. It is the administrative centre of Kocherinovo Municipality, which lies in the southern part of Kyustendil Province. Kocherinovo is situated 4 km southwest of Bukovets.

Bukovets

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Kyustendil, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

42.1° or 42° 6′ north

Longitude

23.1° or 23° 6′ east

Elevation

455 metres (1,493 feet)

Open location code

8GJ533XX+XX

GeoNames ID

732815

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In Other Languages

“Bukovets” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Буковец”

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