Kremen, Blagoevgrad Province

41°45′N 23°39′E / 41.750°N 23.650°E / 41.750; 23.650

Village in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria

Kremen Кремен
Village
Kremen
Coordinates: 41°45′N 23°39′E / 41.750°N 23.650°E / 41.750; 23.650
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality	Bansko
Government
• Mayor	Dimitar Tsukov (NDSV)
Area
• Total	61,869 km² (23,888 sq mi)
Elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population (15-09-2023 ^[1])
• Total	134
	GRAO
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2771
Area code	074407

Kremen (Bulgarian: Кремен) is a mountainous village in southwestern Bulgaria in the Bansko Municipality of the Blagoevgrad Province. It is situated on the eastern slopes of Pirin 16 kilometers southeast of Bansko and 54 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad. The village is 6 kilometers away from the secondary international road 19 Blagoevgrad-Bansko-Gotse Delchev-Drama. The ruins of the Kremen fortress are situated 4 kilometers northwest of the village. The fortress is small - 600 m² and built of local stone. It is accessible only from west, where a high wall was erected, which is well preserved nowadays up to 8 meters height.^[2]

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