- Pletena
Infobox Settlement
name = PAGENAME
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = BUL
settlement_type = Village
subdivision_type1 = Province
(Oblast)
subdivision_type2 = Municipality
(Obshtina)
subdivision_name2 = Satovcha
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Pletena
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pushpin_label_position =
pushpin_map_caption =Location of Pletena
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leader_title =Mayor
postal_code_type =Postal Code
subdivision_name1=Blagoevgrad
|native_name=Плетена
population_total=1 207|population_footnotes=
population_as_of=2007-15-12
elevation_m=1006
postal_code=2957
area_code=07545
LicensePlate=E
latd=41|latm=38|lats=|latNS=N|longd=23|longm=58|longs=|longEW=E|leader_name=Rumen ArnaudovPletena is a
village in SouthwesternBulgaria . It is located in theSatovcha Municipality ,Blagoevgrad District .Geography
The village of Pletena is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.
History
According to
Vasil Kanchov , as of 1900, Pletena was populated by 770 Bulgarian Muslims [bg icon [http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_21.htm Kanchov, V. Makedonia. Ethnography and statistics. Sofia, 1900, p. 196.] ] .Religions
The population is
Muslim .Culture and Nature
The
cave "Mechata dupka" (The Bear's Hole) is 12meter s long with 2meter s denivelation (vertical rise).Notes
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