Teshel

Teshel (Bulgarian: Тешел) is a village in southern Bulgaria. It has a population of 0 as of 2022.^[1]

Teshel Тешел
Teshel Location of Teshel, Bulgaria
Coordinates: 41°40′19.58″N 24°21′7.09″E
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Smolyan Province
Elevation	989 m (3,245 ft)
Population  (15.09.2022)
• Total	0[1]
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	4810
Area codes	03042 from Bulgaria, 003593042 from outside

Geography

Teshel is located in the western part of Smolyan Province.^[2] It is part of Devin Municipality and is within the territory of the village of Grohotno. The closest villages are Borino to the west, Grohotno to the northeast and Gyovren to the east. The village is situated in the western part of the Rhodope Mountains on the river Vacha, just downstream of the Teshel Reservoir, a part of the Dospat–Vacha Hydropower Cascade (500.2 MW).

There are several show caves in its vicinity, including Yagodinska Cave and Devil's Throat Cave.