Official Name: | Kremen |
Native Name: | Кремен |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Label Position: | Location in Bulgaria |
Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Blagoevgrad Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Bansko |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Dimitar Tsukov (NDSV) |
Area Total Km2: | 61,869 |
Population As Of: | 15-09-2023 [1] |
Population Note: | GRAO |
Population Total: | 134 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 2771 |
Area Code: | 074407 |
Coordinates: | 41.75°N 62°W |
Elevation M: | 1100 |
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]