Korten (Bulgarian: Кортен) is a village in central Bulgaria.

[1] Korten is located in eastern Sliven Province and has a territory of 52.006 km2.

It is situated halfway between the major cities of Stara Zagora to the west and Sliven to the east, at 40 km from both.

Korten is situated in the Upper Thracian Plain, at the southern foothills of the Sredna Gora mountain range.

North of the village is the spa resort of Banya, also known as Kortenski Bani, meaning Korten Baths.