Kuklen

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Kuklen (Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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 since 2005Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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

File:War memorial in Kuklen.JPG
The war memorial in Kuklen.

Honor

Kuklen Point on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Kuklen.

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