Kulata

Coordinates: 41°23′15″N 23°21′50″E / 41.38750°N 23.36389°E / 41.38750; 23.36389

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 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 regional unit 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.

Petrich Municipality

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	Churilovo Monastery Heraclea Sintica Kozhuh Samuil's Fortress Tsar Samuil Stadium

Culture	PFC Belasitsa Petrich Battle of Kleidion Incident at Petrich

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

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