Kotel municipality is located in South-East Bulgaria in Sliven District. The Municipality consists of 26 cities and villages. The regional center of Kotel municipality is Town of Kotel. Information about Municipality Kotel
[1] [2] Transport: Varbitsa Pass closed for the entire winter season, available are Rish and Kotel passes Town of Varbitsa >> Wednesday, 2009-11-11 08:10 Source: Focus Agency Varbitsa Pass is closed for the entire winter season, the press center of Road Infrastructure Agency reports.As of Wednesday all vehicles are banned from traveling through the pass, on road I-7 Shumen-Yambol from 176th km to 200th km. The motorists can use Rish Pass, road II-73 Shumem-Karnobat or Kotel Pass, road II-48 Omurtag-Kotel. Culture: Traditional folk costume festival take place in Zheravna Village of Jeravna >> Thursday, 2009-08-20 10:45 Source: touristmedia.info The traditional folk costume festival will take place in Bulgaria’s Zheravna on August 21, 22 and 23. Traditional dances, performances and nestinari traditions demonstrations will be part of the event. Over 20 Bulgarian folk groups will take part in the fest. Foreign visitors will come from the Netherlands, Greece and Cuba. This is the second edition of the fest. One of the mandatory conditions for participation or observation is the availability of folk costume. Visitors have to limit the usage of mode...
Travel: Foreign tourists attracted from Sliven sights as Sinite Kamuni, Zheravna and Ichera District Sliven >> Thursday, 2009-07-02 14:10 Source: touristmedia.info Karandila region near Sliven is one of the most preferred tourism destinations in the region among foreign tourist groups. The lift of the park is one of its most popular attractions. Tourists started using the facility back on May 10. The lift functions until October and is especially visited during weekends. Foreign groups most often come from Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK and Greece. Other popular tourism places in the region include Zheravna , Ichera and Kotel . Culture: The Fortress Kipilovo Kale Village of Kipilovo >> Monday, 2009-06-01 13:01 Source: BIA The Fortress Kipilovo Kale rises on the Hisarlaka summit, 3 km southeastern from the village of Kipilovo , and 24 km western from the town of Kotel . The Fortress is an irregular trapezium and spreads on an area of 8,000 sq.m. There is a lot of protected from the 2.5-m thick fortified walls, reaching 8-10 m in height. Three of the gates of the fortress are protected nowadays. A 12-m deep well is found in the eastern part of the fortress, and it used to supply it with water. According to the archeologist...
The famous Riben Bukvar (Fish Book) compiled by Dr. Petar Beron (the first Bulgarian Renaissance school textbook) has been stolen from the History Museum in the town of Kotel (northeastern Bulgaria). The thieves have left a replica of the book, announced commissioner Chavdar Bozhurski, director of the police in the town of Sliven. The police have started searching private homes in the town of Kotel.
Society: People from Sliven region expect US base Novo selo to create new jobs Village of Novo selo >> Monday, 2009-03-23 10:20 Source: StandartNews The Novo Selo US military base would potentially solve the unemployment issues in the Sliven region . Local people are turning down job offers from abroad over promises for employment at the base. " There are many from our village who refused rather lucrative job proposals at the seaside or abroad because they’re waiting to get a job at Novo Selo , " Mokren village Mayor Emil Enchev said. To his there are more than a hundred good construction workers in his village. " We very much hope that th... Accidents: Cistern-truck overturns on the junction Kotel - Neykovo Village of Neykovo >> Saturday, 2009-03-21 15:20 Source: Focus Agency Kotel. A cistern-truck went off the road and overturned on the road in Kotel town direction at the junction for Neykovo village. The truck has collided with a car after which it went off the road. There are fire and police brigades on eth spot. Road traffic is hampered in the both directions over long lines of cars that have been formed due to the incident.
Culture: In Jeravna Wearing Traditional Costumes Is a Must Village of Jeravna >> Thursday, 2008-08-21 00:49 Source: StandartNews A unique festival of folklore arts will take place in the village of Zheravna, an architectural reserve of national importance, central Bulgaria. From August 22 to 24, folklore performers from all over Bulgaria will demonstrate their skills and talents. One of the peculiar aspects of the festival is that the local people and the guest will have to wear traditional Bulgarian costumes during the three days of the forum. The event is organized by Jeravna Association and Bulgare ensemble.
News: Underground Lake Solves Water Supply Problem at US Base Village of Novo selo >> Monday, 2008-06-23 00:43 Source: StandartNews "Shortage of water will turn out to be the biggest headache in building the base in Novo Selo," locals familiar with the area maintain. For years the military range itself and the nearby villages of Mokren and Sedlarevo, have been tormented by droughts. However, The Standart learnt that a vast underground lake was recently discovered near the Novo Selo military range. The lake is about 15 km long and 5 km wide. Experts say it has enough water to supply a city with a population of 400,000. Thus now the local people`s hopes for having a proper water supply system and a water treatment plant at long last, are pinned on this lake. Society: French Documentary About Bulgarian Disabled Children Is a Lie Village of Medven >> Friday, 2008-06-13 13:45 Source: News.bg ‘ The whole thing, said in the French television`s film is a lie. ` - That was announced by the gravedigger Hristo Tsonchev from Medven village . Tsonchev exactly is the man, who guided the French journalists around and told them about the disabled children`s home. His story is the base of the documentary ‘Little phantoms of Bulgaria`, which evoked new scandal in Europe, connected with the Bulgarian abandoned children. The most shocking part of the documentary is exactly the gravedigger`s story about di...[1] [2]
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