Kostenets (town)

Kostenets (town)

Kostenets ( _bg. Костенец) is a town in the Sofia Province, western Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 9,207 inhabitants. It is centre of the Kostenets municipality and is a stop at the main Sofia-Plovdiv railway. There are many mineral springs in the vicinity as well as ruins of ancient castles.


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