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Klyuch (, "key"; also transliterated Кључ, Ključ, Kliuch, Kljuch, etc., Medieval Greek: Κλειδίον, Kleidion, Latin: Clidium) is a village in south-westernmost Bulgaria, part of Petrich Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province. It lies 455 metres above sea level. As of 2005, it has a population of 1,113 and the mayor is Hristo Markov.

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Settlement.official_name
Klyuch
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Church St. Prophet Elijah, Klyuch.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church "St. Prophet Elijah", Klyuch
Settlement.pushpin_map
Bulgaria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
Location in Bulgaria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Blagoevgrad Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Petrich Municipality
Settlement.population_as_of
2007
Settlement.timezone
EET
Settlement.utc_offset
+2
Settlement.timezone_DST
EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+3
Settlement.elevation_m
455

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Official name
Klyuch
Population
711
Area
17.883
Elevation
455
Image
Church St. Prophet Elijah, Klyuch.jpg
Dialing code
074202
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postal code
2899
Commons category
Klyuch (Bulgaria)
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Klyuch (, "key"; also transliterated Кључ, Ključ, Kliuch, Kljuch, etc., Medieval Greek: Κλειδίον, Kleidion, Latin: Clidium) is a village in south-westernmost Bulgaria, part of Petrich Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province. It lies 455 metres above sea level. As of 2005, it has a population of 1,113 and the mayor is Hristo Markov.

Klyuch lies at the northern foot of the Belasitsa mountains, south of the Strumeshnitsa River, in the geographic region of Podgorie. The climate is transitional Mediterranean, with a summer minimum and a winter maximum of precipitation.

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