Kuklen

Kuklen
Куклен
Town
View of Kuklen from the road to the Kuklen Monastery
View of Kuklen from the road to the Kuklen Monastery
Coat of arms of Kuklen
Kuklen is located in Bulgaria
Kuklen
Kuklen
Kulken in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°01′59″N 24°46′59″E / 42.033°N 24.783°E / 42.033; 24.783
Country Bulgaria
ProvincePlovdiv
MunicipalityKuklen
Government
 • MayorMaria Belcheva (GP)
Area
 • Total31.524 km2 (12.171 sq mi)
Elevation
393 m (1,289 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total6,046
Postal code
4101
Area code03115
Vehicle registrationРВ

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]

  1. ^ "Каритас България". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2007-04-09.