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Kuklen

Coordinates:42°01′59″N24°46′59″E/ 42.033°N 24.783°E/42.033; 24.783
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Kuklen
Куклен
Town
View of Kuklen from the road to the Kuklen Monastery
View of Kuklen from the road to the Kuklen Monastery
Coat of arms of Kuklen
Kuklen is located in Bulgaria
Kuklen
Kuklen
Kulken in Bulgaria
Coordinates:42°01′59″N24°46′59″E/ 42.033°N 24.783°E/42.033; 24.783
CountryBulgaria
ProvincePlovdiv
MunicipalityKuklen
Government
• MayorMaria Belcheva (GP)
Area
• Total31.524 km2(12.171 sq mi)
Elevation
393 m (1,289 ft)
Population
(2015)
• Total6,046
Postal code
4101
Area code03115
Vehicle registrationРВ

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 2005had 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

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Kuklen is located in the plains of theRhodopes,7 km. east of Plovdiv.

Population

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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

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Born in Kuklen

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The war memorial in Kuklen.

Honor

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Kuklen PointonLivingston Island,South Shetland Islandsis named after Kuklen.

References

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  1. ^"Каритас България".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-25.Retrieved2007-04-09.
  2. ^https://redjep-kupchu /za-uchilishteto/redzheb-kyupchyu.html[bare URL]