Gostun, Bulgaria
Appearance
41°48′N 023°41′E / 41.800°N 23.683°E
Gostun
Гостун | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 41°48′N 23°41′E / 41.800°N 23.683°E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province | Blagoevgrad Province |
Municipality | Bansko |
Government | |
• Suffragan Mayor | Iliya Belev |
Area | |
• Total | 52,425 km2 (20,241 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,028 m (3,373 ft) |
Population (15-12-2010 [1]) | |
• Total | 69 |
GRAO | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 2773 |
Area code | 074409 |
Gostun[2] (Template:Lang-bg) is a village (село) in southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Bansko Municipality (Община Банско) of the Blagoevgrad Province (област Благоевград). It is located on the eastern slopes of the Rhodope Mountains, east of Mesta river 17 kilometers southeast of Bansko, 54 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad and 103 kilometers southeast of Sofia.
Gostun is the birthplace of Ivan Lebanov - the first Bulgarian to win a Winter Olympic medal in 1980.
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