Official NSI EKATTE settlement record
Leshten (Лещен)
Village in Garmen municipality, Blagoevgrad province.
Verified administrative facts
- Bulgarian name
- Лещен
- EKATTE code
- 43606
- Settlement classification
- Village
- Municipality
- Гърмен (BLG13)
- Province
- Благоевград (BLG)
- Official elevation band (EKATTE)
- 700–999 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 ↗
Evidence-backed village facilities and local intelligence
These are dated source references, not confirmed opening hours, service availability, admissions, healthcare appointments, public transport or property-level utility connections. Entries marked historical may no longer apply.
- Leshten mayoral representative in government register
The national administrative register lists a mayoral representative for Leshten, Garmen Municipality, with an appointment date in January 2020. This is an older published record, not confirmation that the same person holds office now.
Historical reference; current position or operation not confirmed · Bulgarian Government Administrative Register · Reviewed 2026-10-17 · Review due 2026-11-30 · Original source ↗
- Traditional houses documented by the Tourism Ministry in 2017
The Ministry of Tourism's April 2017 village feature describes Leshten's traditional architecture. It is background evidence, not a conservation designation for any individual property.
Historical reference; current position or operation not confirmed · Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism · Reviewed 2026-10-17 · Review due 2026-11-30 · Original source ↗
- Potential GP covering Leshten from Gorno Dryanovo
Garmen Municipality's published local-health overview lists Dr Stoycho Popov at Gorno Dryanovo and includes Leshten among covered villages. Published telephones 0751 28644 and 0887 992012. This is a nearby, municipality-listed service; current coverage, clinic address, transport and registration are not verified.
Address in English
Gorno Dryanovo, Garmen Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria (near Leshten)Bulgarian village location (not an exact clinic address)
с. Горно Дряново, общ. Гърмен, обл. Благоевград, БългарияNearby, not in this village. Nearby village, not Leshten. The practice's street address is unverified.
Published telephone numbers
Bulgarian landline
- From a Bulgarian landline
- 0751 28644
- From a Bulgarian mobile
- 0751 28644
- From a UK mobile
- +359 751 28644
Bulgarian mobile
- From a Bulgarian landline
- 0887 992 012
- From a Bulgarian mobile
- 0887 992 012
- From a UK mobile
- +359 887 992 012
Number published by the cited source; not verified by telephone. Calling charges depend on your provider.
UNVERIFIED LISTING — phone before travelling; service may have moved or closed · Garmen Municipality · Reviewed 2026-10-17 · Review due 2026-11-17 · Original source ↗
Research by PluginPip Ltd. Reviewed 2026-10-17. Report an outdated listing.
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.
Plan a useful visit
- Check travel time and public transport to the municipal centre.
- Ask about year-round food shopping and healthcare.
- Check the exact plot identifier, road access and utility availability.
- Visit in different weather and speak with local residents.
Browse municipality settlements · Browse the province · How to research a village
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 structured profile is not yet an independently researched village guide.