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Pchelin

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Pchelin

Elevation589 m
Land area15.55 km²
Coordinates42.35°, 23.81°

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Elevation
589 m
Area
15.55 km²

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Overview

Pchelin is a village in the Sofia Province southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Kostenets Municipality. As of the 2022 the village had a population of 263. It is a spa resort.

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History & geography

Geography

Pchelin is located in the Kostenets–Dolna Banya Valley at the foothills of the Sredna Gora mountain range, very close to the highest mountain range in the Balkans, Rila. It lies some 70 km southeast of the national capital Sofia, about 8 km of the spa resorts of Momin Prohod and Kostenets and 30 km of the ski resort of Borovets. The village has a territory of 15.546 km2. There are favourable conditions for agriculture, the main crops include wheat, strawberries and blackcurrant.

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Geography

Latitude
42.3497
Longitude
23.8057
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Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,403

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Avg daily Wikipedia views
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Attention level
Obscure

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