Kokalyane

Kokalyane Кокаляне
Village
Kokalyane Location of Kokalyane
Coordinates: 42°34′43″N 23°24′54″E
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Sofia City
Government
• Mayor	Aleksandur Borisov (GERB)
Area
• Total	15.598 km^2 (6.022 sq mi)
Elevation	713 m (2,339 ft)
Population  (2007-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,859
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	1191

Kokalyane (Bulgarian: Кокаляне) is a village in the municipality of Sofia, in the district of Pancharevo in Bulgaria. As of 2007 it has 1,859 residents. The village is situated at the foothills of the Vitosha mountain, 18 km from the center of Sofia. The ruins of the Urvich fortress, connected with the fall of the Bulgarian Empire to the Ottomans in the end of the 14th century and the legends about the last Emperor Ivan Shishman, are located in the vicinity of the village.

Kokalyane Point on Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after the village.^[2]

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  A view of Kolalyane from the surrounding hills
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  Kokalyane village hall
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  Kokalyane Saint George Church

Footnotes

1. "Bulgaria Guide, Levski". Retrieved 29 July 2011.
2. Kokalyane Point. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.