Official NSI EKATTE settlement record
Kran (Крън)
Town in Kazanlak municipality, Stara Zagora province.
Find this settlement on a map
Official settlement reference location (latitude, longitude; WGS84): 42.666066, 25.380123.
View the settlement on OpenStreetMap ↗
Source: NSI EKATTE spatial register, version 2025.1 ↗, reference date 31 December 2025. This is a geographic reference point, not a verified street address, road access, parcel boundary or proof of local services.
Registered addresses, 15 September 2026
3,249 people registered at a permanent address; 2,897 at a current address; 2,586 with both addresses in this settlement.
These GRAO administrative registrations are not an estimate of physically present residents and are different from NSI statistical population. Official GRAO September 2026 table ↗.
Verified administrative facts
- Bulgarian name
- Крън
- EKATTE code
- 40292
- Settlement classification
- Town
- Municipality
- Kazanlak (Казанлък) (SZR12)
- Province
- Stara Zagora (Стара Загора) (SZR)
- Official elevation band (EKATTE)
- 300–499 m Settlement classification band, not a plot survey
Research healthcare, transport and utilities
These are research sources, not verified services at this address. A municipality-level provider list does not prove that any particular village has a GP, railway stop, bus, mains water or functioning electrical connection.
- Doctors and healthcare: NHIF official contracted medical practitioners search ↗ and UK-to-Bulgaria healthcare guide. Search by the appropriate municipality or province; verify practice locations, new-patient acceptance and opening hours directly.
- Trains: Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) current journey planner ↗. Check the nearest station and date of travel. A listed municipality does not mean your village has a station.
- Local buses and roads: ask the municipality or transport operator for current routes, stops and winter schedules. Transport research checklist.
- Electricity: ERM West ↗, Elektrorazpredelenie Yug ↗, and Electrodistribution North ↗. Identify the actual network operator and obtain written connection conditions for the cadastral plot. Read the rural utilities guide.
- Water, wastewater and waste collection: ask the serving water company and municipality for specific connection feasibility, metering, drainage and collection arrangements. Do not infer that a neighbouring house has the same services.
Official sources checked 17 October 2026; individual providers, routes, opening hours and services are not yet locally verified. How to verify before buying ↗
Pharmacy permits recorded in this settlement
The national Bulgarian pharmacy-permit register currently lists 2 active permit entries with the pharmacy location coded to this exact settlement (EKATTE 40292). These are permits, not confirmation of current opening, available medicine, or access. Both the original Bulgarian address and an English transliteration are shown; the English line is a reading aid, not a verified postal translation. Confirm before travelling.
- ET MARGARITA KOLEVA (ЕТ МАРГАРИТА КОЛЕВА)
English address: Town Kran, UPI-HV, kv. 47, Municipality Kazanlak
Bulgarian address: гр. Крън, УПИ-ХV, кв. 47, Община Казанлък
Active permit listed:
АП-2932. Published operating hours, medicine stock and accepting patients have not been independently verified. - ET NEDYALKA ZAPRYANOVA (ЕТ НЕДЯЛКА ЗАПРЯНОВА)
English address: Town Kran, Municipality Kazanlak, Street Tsvyatko Radoynov 71
Bulgarian address: гр. Крън, общ. Казанлък, ул. Цвятко Радойнов 71
Active permit listed:
АП-2787. Published operating hours, medicine stock and accepting patients have not been independently verified.
Original Bulgarian public pharmacy permit register · Reviewed 18 October 2026 · Review due 18 November 2026.
Mayoralty area recorded by NSI
This settlement is the recorded mayoralty centre.
- Official area code
- SZR12-08
- Recorded centre
- Kran (Крън) · View centre settlement
This describes the NSI EKATTE administrative grouping, not a verified staffed office, postal address or present-day service availability. Confirm which office handles your enquiry with the municipality.
Municipality contacts for local enquiries
Responsible municipality: Kazanlak (Казанлък) (SZR12).
Municipality website not verified in this source record. Use the municipality directory below.
Published email: mayor@kazanlak.bg (inbox receipt untested).
Ask the municipality about local administrative enquiries, building-permit procedures and council services. This is a municipality-level contact, not proof of a local office, healthcare provider, bus connection, utility connection or accessible service in this village.
Contact source captured 2026-10-17. Details can change; confirm with the authority before travel or sending personal information. Published authority source ↗
Population at 31 December 2025
2,766 residents recorded by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute; 1,392 male and 1,374 female.
This dated town-level statistic is not a current headcount. Official NSI source ↗.
Nearby places and administrative centre
The administrative centre of this municipality is Kazanlak (Казанлък), 5.4 km in a straight line from the settlement reference point.
Five geographically closest other officially recorded settlements within the same province:
- Enina (Енина) (2.4 km straight-line)
- Hadzhidimitrovo (Хаджидимитрово) (2.5 km straight-line)
- Koprinka (Копринка) (5.3 km straight-line)
- Kazanlak (Казанлък) (5.4 km straight-line)
- Sheynovo (Шейново) (5.7 km straight-line)
Distances use official NSI 2025.1 settlement reference coordinates and a straight-line calculation. They are not road distances, journey times, accessible routes, evidence of shops or medical services, or parcel locations. A place in a neighbouring province may be closer than those listed. Official NSI spatial data ↗.
Local landscape and terrain
Town or city in hilly surroundings. Approximate elevation at the settlement reference point: 449 m; sampled heights across a roughly 4 km area: 408–688 m.
Приблизителен релеф: хълмист. Надморска височина в точката: 449 м; изследван диапазон: 408–688 м.
Derived from Mapzen open elevation tiles around the official NSI settlement point, not an official land-use or mountain-region designation. This does not establish road access, vegetation, water, flood risk or property-level slope. Elevation source ↗; Attribution ↗.
Woodland, farmland and nearby land cover
The sampled surroundings show a mixed landscape rather than a single dominant mapped cover type.
2021 satellite sample: cropland 38.8%; grassland 36.7%; built-up land 18.4%; tree-covered land 6.1%.
В изследваната околност се наблюдава смесена земна покривка, без един преобладаващ тип. Проби от 2021 г.: обработваеми земи 38.8%; тревни площи 36.7%; застроени територии 18.4%; територии с дървесна растителност 6.1%.
ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m pixels), sampled at 49 positions across roughly 3 km by 3 km around the official NSI settlement point. Percentages describe the sampled points, not exact area shares, and are not a 2026 survey. This does not establish land ownership, farming permissions, planning zones, business activity, current vegetation or conditions of any property. ESA WorldCover source ↗; Dataset and citation ↗.
Businesses, shopping and everyday services
Locality: Kran (Крън) · Kazanlak (Казанлък) · Stara Zagora (Стара Загора).
We found 6 mapped research records associated with this settlement. These are possible local businesses and facilities, not a verified inventory of operating premises. The mapping method cannot prove that a feature is within the village or town boundary.
Mapped categories include: 2 × Garage / vehicle repair; 1 × Clothing shop; 1 × Supermarket; 1 × Postal or courier service; 1 × Sawmill.
Named mapped leads worth checking
- Supermarket (Супермаркет) · Supermarket (Супермаркет) · View mapped source ↗
- Avto serviz (Авто сервиз) · Garage / vehicle repair (Автосервиз) · View mapped source ↗
- Avto serviz (Авто сервиз) · Garage / vehicle repair (Автосервиз) · View mapped source ↗
- Ekont (Еконт) · Postal or courier service (Пощенски или куриерски услуги) (public or community facility, not a commercial shop) · View mapped source ↗
- Pepco · Clothing shop (Магазин за дрехи) · View mapped source ↗
- Kachan (Качан) · Sawmill (Дъскорезница) · View mapped source ↗
Browse mapped businesses for this settlement · Search Google Maps for local services ↗ · Municipality services and settlements
Evidence: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), research snapshot. Attribution and licence ↗. Mapped names, service classifications and associations are unverified leads. No opening hours or active-business status is asserted. Suggest a correction.
How this place compares within its municipality
The 2025 NSI statistical population is 2,766 residents. Among the 20 settlements in Kazanlak municipality with published numeric totals, this is rank 2 by population (counting joint ranks for equal totals). This is a settlement-size comparison, not a judgement about amenities or quality of life.
Comparable settlements in this municipality (NSI 2025):
- Enina (Енина): 2,258 residents
- Koprinka (Копринка): 2,219 residents
- Buzovgrad (Бузовград): 1,721 residents
What the physical geography means when researching property
The sampled surrounding terrain is hilly; terrain elevation is approximately 449 metres at the official settlement coordinate. ESA WorldCover indicates a mixed surrounding landscape, without a single dominant mapped class.
- The sampled area contains differing ground cover, so the conditions at one property may not represent its neighbours. Check the particular parcel.
- For property visits, check driveways and rainwater drainage; hillside access varies from one street to another.
These are research prompts derived from mapped evidence, not findings about a particular road, property, business or planning decision. A village can vary considerably from its sampled surroundings.
Based on the NSI statistical settlement population at 31 December 2025, NSI EKATTE identities, Mapzen/Tilezen terrain samples and ESA WorldCover 2021 land-cover samples. Analysis assembled by PluginPip Ltd. These sources do not prove current local services or property permissions. NSI population ↗; Terrain data ↗; ESA land-cover data ↗. Suggest a correction.
What still needs local verification
Current residents, local shops, water and electricity connections, school and medical services, road condition, mobile coverage, property prices and local flood risk are not verified for this settlement. Check each at the address and with the relevant municipality or service provider.
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Source: NSI official EKATTE 2025 administrative register. Population figures are deliberately omitted until matched to a dated NSI population record for this exact EKATTE identity. This profile combines official settlement evidence and satellite-derived landscape analysis; operational local services and individual property conditions still require independent checking.