Pletena (Bulgarian: Плетена) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria.

The village of Pletena is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains near the river Chechka Bistritsa.

[5] According to Stephan Verkovic, at the end of the 19th century, the village had male population of 275 Pomaks and 81 houses.

[6] In 1969, while ploughing near the village of Pletena, a local farmer discovered a grave of a Thracian warrior.

Soon after arriving, the archeologists discovered a helmet, a Rhomphaia, a pair of knee-pieces and six pieces of protection equipment for the neck, as well as, other smaller objects.