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Kostenets ( ) is a town in Sofia Province in western Bulgaria, and the administrative centre of the Kostenets Municipality (which also contains a separate village of Kostenets). The town is situated in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley at the foot of the mountain ranges of Rila and Sredna Gora, about southeast of capital Sofia.

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Kostenets
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Костенец
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Town
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St. George Church in Kostenets.
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Bulgaria
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Location of Kostenets (town)
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Country
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Bulgaria
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Province (Oblast)
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Sofia
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Municipality
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Kostenets
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Mayor
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Radostin Radev
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494
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9962

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Kostenets
Located in
Kostenets
Population
5610
Elevation
494
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Capital of
Kostenets
Image
St George Church - Kostenets - 2.jpg
Dialing code
07142
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Commons category
Kostenets
postal code
2030
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Bulgaria
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Kostenets ( ) is a town in Sofia Province in western Bulgaria, and the administrative centre of the Kostenets Municipality (which also contains a separate village of Kostenets). The town is situated in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley at the foot of the mountain ranges of Rila and Sredna Gora, about southeast of capital Sofia.

The average monthly and annual air temperature at daylight varies from -4.2C (January) to +16.1C (July). The abundance of mineral springs is one of the special characteristics of the region. The spa resort of Momin Prohod is a specialised centre for rehabilitation and recreation and attracts many visitors. The spa resorts Villas Kostenets, Pchelinski bani, and the village of Kostenets are near the town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kostenets” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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