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Bulgaria

Smilyan

Location: Smilyan · Smolyan

Architecture and settlements

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Official name
Смилян
Settlement type
Village
Municipality
Smolyan
EKATTE code
67547
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.

Smilyan

Location: Smilyan. Province: Smolyan. Category: Architecture and settlements.

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The Smilyan Beans and Rhodope Slippers ethnographic collection connects the distinctive local livelihood with domestic textile heritage. Traditions of growing and celebrating beans reveal links between Rhodope food, community and culture.

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Population and area

Population
1,559 people
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Area reported by the source
29.248 km²
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Location and surroundings

Municipal centre
Smolyan (Smolyan Municipality) · ≈ 8.3 km
Provincial centre
Smolyan (Smolyan Municipality) · ≈ 8.3 km

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Administrative centres and coordinates: NSI, EKATTE
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