Kresna

Kresna
Kresna Location of Kresna
Coordinates: 41°44′N 23°9′E / 41.733°N 23.150°E / 41.733; 23.150
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Blagoevgrad
Government
• Mayor	Ilian Krastev
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population
• Total	3,987
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	2940
Area code(s)	07433

Kresna (Bulgarian: Кресна) is a town and the seat of Kresna Municipality in Blagoevgrad Province in Bulgaria.

It is located in the southwestern part of Bulgaria.

Geography

The town of Kresna lies at the north end of the Kresna Gorge of the Struma River at the foot of Pirin mountain. The Melo hills are striking sandstone formations. There are also larger sandstone hills near Melnik. The old name of Kresna is Pirin.

Transportation

Kresna lies on the E-79, which leads from Sofia to the Greek border.

Honour

Kresna Gully on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Kresna.

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v t e Kresna Municipality Capital: Kresna Villages Dolna Gradeshnitsa Gorna Breznitsa Stara Kresna Oshtava Slivnitsa Vlahi Landmarks Kresna Gorge Sinanitsa Culture Battle of Kresna Gorge Kresna-Razlog Uprising Notable people Yane Sandanski

Coordinates: 41°44′N 23°9′E / 41.733°N 23.150°E / 41.733; 23.150

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