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Kotel
Sliventown
Kotel
Total population
5,370
Air quality index
Demographic figures from NSI Bulgaria. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Kotel is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Sliven Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Kotel Municipality. In 2016, the town had a population of 5,329.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Kotel was settled during the beginning of the Ottoman occupation of Bulgaria, when people fled from neighboring cities and towns. The earliest information about the town is found in an Ottoman Turkish register from 1486. In 1894, much of Kotel was destroyed in a fire. Kotel Gap on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, is named after Kotel.
Geography
The town is located in eastern Stara Planina. *Zlosten protected area *Urushki skali protected area *Eagle Caves protected area
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves203
- Eurasian GriffonGyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves202
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves195
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves192
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves145
- Common House-MartinDelichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves141
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves140
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves138
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.6 — 2022-04-0414 km SE of Provadia, Bulgaria
- M 4.2 — 2017-01-038 km ENE of Lyaskovets, Bulgaria
- M 4.3 — 2016-04-1810 km SSW of Nova Zagora, Bulgaria
- M 4 — 2015-04-0211 km N of Topolovgrad, Bulgaria
- M 4.2 — 2015-02-0512 km ENE of Tvarditsa, Bulgaria
- M 3.9 — 2013-08-138 km SE of Provadia, Bulgaria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Sliven
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Kotel
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library