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Kremen, Blagoevgrad Province

Coordinates: 41°45′N 23°39′E / 41.750°N 23.650°E / 41.750; 23.650
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41°45′N 23°39′E / 41.750°N 23.650°E / 41.750; 23.650

Kremen
Кремен
Village
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceBlagoevgrad Province
MunicipalityBansko
Government
 • MayorEmilia Pandeva (GERB)
Area
 • Total61,869 km2 (23,888 sq mi)
Elevation
1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population
 (15-12-2010 [1])
 • Total213
 GRAO
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
2771
Area code074407

Kremen (Bulgarian: Кремен) is a mountainous village in southwestern Bulgaria in the Bansko Municipality of the Blagoevgrad Province. It is situated on the aastern slopes of Pirin 16 kilometers southeast of Bansko and 54 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad. The village is 6 kilometers away from the secondary international road 19 Blagoevgrad-Bansko-Gotse Delchev-Drama. The ruins of the Kremen fortress are situated 4 kilometers northwest of the village. The fortress is small - 600 m² and built of local stone. It is accessible only from west, where a high wall was erected, which is well preserved nowadays up to 8 meters height.[2]