Kuklen
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Kuklen
Куклен | |
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Town | |
![]() View of Kuklen from the road to the Kuklen Monastery | |
Coordinates:42°01′59″N24°46′59″E/ 42.033°N 24.783°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Plovdiv |
Municipality | Kuklen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maria Belcheva (GP) |
Area | |
• Total | 31.524 km2(12.171 sq mi) |
Elevation | 393 m (1,289 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 6,046 |
Postal code | 4101 |
Area code | 03115 |
Vehicle registration | РВ |
Kuklen(Bulgarian:Куклен[ˈkuklɛn]) is a town in southernBulgaria,part ofPlovdiv Province.It is located 7 km to the south of the nearest major city,Plovdiv,and is approximately 140 km south east of the Bulgarian capital,Sofia.Kuklen was proclaimed a town on 23 May 2006, and as of 2005[update]had a population of 6,877. It is the center ofKuklen Municipality.
Kuklen is notable for having, despite its low population, not only a majorityBulgarian Orthodoxpopulation with severalOrthodox churches,but alsoMuslimresidents and a mosque, as well as aGreek Catholiccommunity and a Catholic place of worship, with all three religious communities living on good terms with each other.[1]
Geography
[edit]Kuklen is located in the plains of theRhodopes,7 km. east of Plovdiv.
Population
[edit]The number of permanent residents in Kuklen is 6,881, and 6,000 more are temporary.
As of February 2011, Kuklen has 5,858 residents.
History
[edit]Born in Kuklen
[edit]- Recep Küpçü,Bulgarian poet of Turkish origin[2]
Honor
[edit]Kuklen PointonLivingston Island,South Shetland Islandsis named after Kuklen.
References
[edit]- ^"Каритас България".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-25.Retrieved2007-04-09.
- ^https://redjep-kupchu /za-uchilishteto/redzheb-kyupchyu.html[bare URL]