Kremen ( bg, Кремен) is a mountainous village in southwestern
Bulgaria
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in the
Bansko Municipality
Bansko Municipality ( bg, Община Банско, translit=Obshtina Bansko) is situated in southwestern Bulgaria
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of the
Blagoevgrad Province
Blagoevgrad Province ( bg, област Благоевград, ''oblast Blagoevgrad'' or Благоевградска област, ''Blagoevgradska oblast''), also known as Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia ( bg, Пиринска Маке ...
. It is situated on the eastern slopes of
Pirin 16 kilometers southeast of
Bansko and 54 kilometers southeast of
Blagoevgrad. The village is 6 kilometers away from the secondary international road 19 Blagoevgrad-Bansko-Gotse Delchev-Drama. The ruins of the Kremen fortress are situated 4 kilometers northwest of the village. The fortress is small - 600 m² and built of local stone. It is accessible only from west, where a high wall was erected, which is well preserved nowadays up to 8 meters height.
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