Kokalyane ( bg, Кокаляне) is a village in the municipality of
Sofia, in the district of
Pancharevo in
Bulgaria. As of 2007 it has 1,859 residents. The village is situated at the foothills of the
Vitosha mountain, 18 km from the center of Sofia. The ruins of the
Urvich
Urvich (also known as Kokalyane Urvich because nearest village - Kokalyane) is a medieval fortress in the territory of today's quarter Pancharevo, heir to the village of Glavishevo. It is located on the right riverside of Iskar River, in the hill ...
fortress, connected with the fall of the
Bulgarian Empire
In the medieval history of Europe, Bulgaria's status as the Bulgarian Empire ( bg, Българско царство, ''Balgarsko tsarstvo'' ) occurred in two distinct periods: between the seventh and the eleventh centuries and again between the ...
to the Ottomans in the end of the 14th century and the legends about the last Emperor
Ivan Shishman
Ivan Shishman ( bg, Иван Шишман) ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria in Tarnovo from 1371 to 3 June 1395. The authority of Ivan Shishman was limited to the central parts of the Bulgarian Empire.
In the wake of the death of Ivan Alexan ...
, are located in the vicinity of the village.
Kokalyane Point
Kokalyane Point ( bg, нос Кокаляне, ‘Nos Kokalyane’ \'nos ko-'ka-lya-ne\) is the point on the west coast of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the south side of the entrance to Bogomil Cove. Situated 81 ...
on
Rugged Island in the
South Shetland Islands,
Antarctica is named after the village.
Kokalyane Point.
SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
The Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about th ...
.
File:Kokalyane-top-view.jpg, A view of Kolalyane from the surrounding hills
File:Kokalyane-Municipality.jpg, Kokalyane village hall
File:Saint George church in Kokalyane.JPG, Kokalyane Saint George Church
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Villages in Sofia City Province