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Kulata
Village in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the village. For the town in northwestern Bulgaria, see Kula, Bulgaria. For the border mountain between Bulgaria and Greece, see Koulata.
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Kulata
Кулата | |
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Village | |
![]() St. Athanasius Church in the village of Kulata | |
Coordinates: 41°23′15″N 23°21′50″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Blagoevgrad |
Municipality | Petrich |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dimitar Manolev (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 834 |
Postal code | 2868 |
Area code | 07425 |
Vehicle registration | Е |
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Kulata (Bulgarian: Кулата [ˈkuɫɐtɐ], lit. 'the tower', Greek: Κούλα or Κούλατα) is a village in Petrich Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria. As of 2006[update] it has 892 inhabitants and the mayor is Dimitar Manolev. The village is a major border checkpoint on the border with Greece. The community of Promachonas in Serres regional unit lies across the border.
The first-class European route E79 and the railway from Sofia to Thessaloniki pass through the village. It will be an important stop on the Struma motorway.
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