Kuklen

Kuklen ( ) is a town in southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv 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 had a population of 6,877. It is the center of Kuklen Municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kuklen
Settlement.native_name: Куклен
Settlement.native_name_lang: bg
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: File:View of Kuklen.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Kuklen from the road to the Kuklen Monastery
Settlement.image_shield: Kuklen municipal.jpg
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms of Kuklen
Settlement.pushpin_map: Bulgaria
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Kulken in Bulgaria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Plovdiv
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kuklen
Settlement.leader_party: GP
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Maria Belcheva

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kuklen
Population: 5913
Area: 31.524
Elevation: 393
Image: View of Kuklen.jpg
Dialing code: 03115

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Commons category: Kuklen
postal code: 4101

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Geography
Population
History
Born in Kuklen
Honor
References

Kuklen is notable for having, despite its low population, not only a majority Bulgarian Orthodox population with several Orthodox churches, but also Muslim residents and a mosque, as well as a Greek Catholic community and a Catholic place of worship, with all three religious communities living on good terms with each other.