Chukovets

Chukovets (Bulgarian: Чуковец, also transliterated Chukovec) is a village in western Bulgaria. It's located in Pernik Province, Radomir Municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Chukovets
Settlement.established_date: 1490
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Postal Code
Settlement.postal_code: 2425
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal Code
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +3
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.timezone1: EET
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 176
Settlement.elevation_m: 692
Settlement.area_land_km2: 17,545
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.native_name: Чуковец
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Radomir
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pernik

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Chukovets (Bulgarian: Чуковец, also transliterated Chukovec) is a village in western Bulgaria. It's located in Pernik Province, Radomir Municipality.

== Geography == The village of Chukovets is located in the southeastern part of the Radomir field. Radomir is 12 km away, Dupnitsa is 18 km away and Pernik is 24 km away. In ancient times, this field was the bottom of a lake, and the area was called Dark because of the frequent fog. The connection with the above cities is made by road and on the railway line Sofia - Dupnitsa, with a train stop. By car you can go to the highway Sofia - Kulata at the junction Dolna Dikanya, and the distance to Sofia is 55 km. The village is also located at the foot of the eastern ridge of the Konyovska mountain, with the highest point Viden peak with a height of 1487 m.

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