Kostenets Waterfall

Kostenets Waterfall is a waterfall in Kostenets, Sofia Province. Kostenets Waterfall is situated nearby to the swimming pool Изоставен басейн, as well as near the protected area Пленщица.

Photo: Iliana Teneva, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Waterfall
Description: waterfall in Bulgaria
Also known as: “Kostenets waterfall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skalovitets and Gurgulitsa Hut.

Skalovitets

Waterfall

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Skalovitets is a waterfall, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Kostenets Waterfall.

Gurgulitsa Hut

Mountain hut

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Gurgulitsa Hut is a mountain hut, which is situated 2 km southeast of Kostenets Waterfall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kostenets and Dolna Banya.

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.

Dolna Banya

Town

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Dolna Banya, also Dolna Banja or Dolna Bania is a town located in Sofia Province in southwestern Bulgaria. 75 km from Sofia and Plovdiv, Dolna Banya is located in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley by the north-eastern slopes of the Rila Mountains, 18 and 30 km respectively from the ski resorts of Borovets and Samokov. Dolna Banya is situated 8 km northwest of Kostenets Waterfall.