title: Kotel Pass
text: # Kotel Pass
  
  Kotel Pass (Bulgarian: Котленски проход, lit. 'Pass of Kotel') is a mountain pass in the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) in Bulgaria. It connects the Kotel and Petolachka crossroads.
  
  The pass is on one of the main routes connecting northern and southern Bulgaria.
  
  