Kulata

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Kulata checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border

Kulata (Bulgarian: Кулата, "the tower") is a village in Petrich municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria. As of 2006^[update] it has 892 inhabitants and the mayor is Dimitar Manolev. The village is a major border checkpoint on the border with Greece. The community of Promachonas in Serres Prefecture lies across the border.

The first-class European route E79 and the railway from Sofia to Thessaloniki pass through the village. It will be an important stop on the Struma motorway.

v d e Municipality of Petrich

Capital: Petrich

Villages	Baskaltsi, Belasitsa, Bogoroditsa, Borovichene, Chuchuligovo, Churilovo, Churicheni, Dolene, Dolna Krushitsa, Dolna Ribnitsa, Dolno Spanchevo, Dragush, Drangovo, Drenovitsa, Drenovo, Gabrene, Gega, General Todorov, Gorchevo, Ivanovo, Karnalovo, Kavrakirovo, Kamena, Kapatovo, Kladentsi, Klyuch, Kolarovo, Krandzhilitsa, Kromidovo, Kukurahtsevo, Kulata, Marikostinovo, Marino Pole, Mendovo, Mitino, Mihnevo, Novo Konomladi, Parvomay, Pravo Bardo, Ribnik, Rupite, Razhdak, Samuilova Krepost, Samuilovo, Skrat, Starchevo, Strumeshnitsa, Tonsko Dabe, Topolnitsa, Vishlene, Volno, Yavornitsa, Yakovo, Zoychene

Landmarks	Heraclea Sintica, Churilovo Monastery, Tsar Samuil Stadium, Kozhuh

Culture	PFC Belasitsa Petrich, Battle of Kleidion, Incident at Petrich

Notable people	Baba Vanga, Katya Paskaleva, Kiril Georgiev, Manush Georgiev, Krastyo Hadzhiivanov, Kiril Terziev