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
Photo: Termininja, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skalovitets is a waterfall, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Kostenets Waterfall.
Gurgulitsa Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: Givern, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Village
Photo: Cassini83, Public domain.
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
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Kostenets
Town
Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Kostenets is situated 8 km northeast of Kostenets Waterfall.
Kostenets Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kostenets, Sofia Province, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.24842° or 42° 14′ 54″ northLongitude
23.80502° or 23° 48′ 18″ eastHeight
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8GJ56RX4+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 1133075010OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q12283898
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Romanian—“Kostenets Waterfall” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Костенецки водопад”
- Bulgarian: “Костенски водопад”
- Hungarian: “Kosztenec vízesés”
- Romanian: “Cascada Kosteneț”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Изоставен басейн and Пленщица.
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