
Kulata ( bg, Кулата , , el, Κούλα or Κούλατα) is a village in
Petrich Municipality,
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� ...
, in southwestern
Bulgaria. 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
Promachonas ( el, Προμαχώνας, bg, Драготин, ) is a village and a former community in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is a municipal un ...
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.
Villages in Blagoevgrad Province
Bulgaria–Greece border crossings
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