Kuklen
Куклен | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 View of Kuklen from the road to the Kuklen Monastery | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kuklen Kulken in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′59″N 24°46′59″E / 42.033°N 24.783°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Plovdiv |
| Municipality | Kuklen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Belcheva (GP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.524 km2 (12.171 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 393 m (1,289 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 6,046 |
| Postal code | 4101 |
| Area code | 03115 |
| Vehicle registration | РВ |
Kuklen (Bulgarian: Куклен [ˈkuklɛn]) 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 as of 2005 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.[1]
Geography
Kuklen is located in the plains of the Rhodopes, 7 km. east of Plovdiv.
Population
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
Born in Kuklen
- Recep Küpçü, Bulgarian poet of Turkish origin[2]
Honor
Kuklen Point on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Kuklen.
References
- ↑ "Каритас България". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ↑ https://redjep-kupchu.com/za-uchilishteto/redzheb-kyupchyu.html
