Koynare (Bulgarian: Койнаре, also transliterated as Kojnare, pronounced [kojˈnare]) is a town in northern Bulgaria, part of Cherven Bryag Municipality, Pleven Province.

[1] The vicinity of Koynare has been inhabited since the Neolithic time period, with remains dating to then in the Beli Breg and Borishnitsa areas.

With the arrival of the Slavs in the Middle Ages, Koynare was populated by these people, who later became part of the Bulgarian ethnicity.

Today, the bulk of the population is Bulgarian Orthodox, belonging to the Byala Slatina district of the Eparchy of Vratsa.

The economy is traditionally based on agriculture and stock breeding: Koynare was a major producer of sheep cheese (sirene) until 1944.