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Bulgaria

Leshten

Location: Leshten · Blagoevgrad

Architecture and settlements

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Official name
Лещен
Settlement type
Village
Municipality
Garmen
EKATTE code
43606
Elevation range
700–999 m
Data: National Statistical Institute, EKATTEMore about the settlement on Wikipedia

Administrative data as of 15 May 2026. Coordinates: NSI layer 2025.1, reference date 31 December 2025.

Leshten

Location: Leshten. Province: Blagoevgrad. Category: Architecture and settlements.

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Leshten’s old houses preserve Revival-period architecture from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Restored homes and narrow cobbled streets form a village ensemble, linking local building traditions with open views towards the Pirin Mountains.

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Population and area

Population
9 people
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Area reported by the source
16.569 km²
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Location and surroundings

Municipal centre
Garmen (Garmen Municipality) · ≈ 4.8 km
Provincial centre
Blagoevgrad (Blagoevgrad Municipality) · ≈ 73.8 km

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Administrative centres and coordinates: NSI, EKATTE
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