Elevation 713 m (2,339 ft) Postal Code 1191 Local time Thursday 9:37 PM | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 15.6 km² Population 1,859 (1 Jan 2007) | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 64% Humidity | ||
Kokalyane (Bulgarian: Кокаляне) is a village in the municipality of Sofia, in the district of Pancharevo. As of 2007 it has 1,859. The village is situated at the foothills of the Vitosha mountain, at 18 km from the center of Sofia. The ruins of the Urvich fortress, connected with the fall of the Bulgarian Empire to the Ottomans in the end of the 14th century and the legends about the last Emperor Ivan Shishman, are located in the vicinity of the village.
Map of 1191 Kokalyane, Bulgaria
Kokalyane Point on Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after the village.
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