Kuklen
Sign in to saveKuklen ( ) 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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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.
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.