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Kostenets is a village in the Sofia Province southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Kostenets Municipality (which also has a separate town of Kostenets). As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 4,201. It ranks 14th by population of all Bulgarian villages.
Kostenets may refer to:
- Kostenets Municipality - one of 22 municipalities of the Sofia Province in Bulgaria
- Kostenets - a town in and administrative centre of the Kostenets Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
- Kostenets (village) - a village in the Kostenets Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
- The literary form of the Slavic name Kosinets of the Greek village of Ieropigi.
Kostenets is a town in Sofia Province in southwestern Bulgaria, and the administrative centre of the Kostenets Municipality (which also contains a separate village of Kostenets). The town is situated at the foot of Rila Mountain, about southeast of the city of Sofia.
The average monthly and annual air temperature at daylight varies from -4.2C (January) to +16.1C (July). The abundance of mineral springs is one of the special characteristics of the region. The spa resort of Momin Prohod is proved specialized centre for rehabilitation and recreation and attracts many visitors. The spa resorts Villas Kostenets, Pchelinski bani, and the village of Kostenets are near the town.
The favourable climatic factors, the unique combination of the thermal mineral water resources with the immediate proximity to the resort of Borovets and the country's capital, and the natural and historical sights provide a potential for all-the-year-round tourism, recreation and sport.
Kostenets Saddle in Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Kostenets.