Uzana
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The winter resort Uzana in Bulgaria
is located at the foot of Ispolin peak (1524 m) near the Bulgarka Nature Park
and the Central Balkan National Park in the Starina Planina. It consists of large meadows surrounded by forest. The altitude varies from 1,220 to 1,350 m. The longest run is 4,265 ft /1,300 m. The nearest big city is Gabrovo
, some 22 km away. Uzana is also the geographic center of Bulgaria. The resort with its 15 hotels provides tourism opportunities throughout the year.
The surrounding sites of Uzana are suitable for spaleology and rock climbing. There are possibilities for cultural tourism
in the region. In the nearby open-air ethnographic museum Etara people can learn more about Bulgarian crafts. The Sokolski Monastery
is situated a few kilometers away from Uzana.
Tourism in the Uzana region started in 1937 when the first chalet also named Uzana was built on the southern side of the meadow.
Uzana is a home of rare floral species included in the Red Book of Endangered Species.
It is the starting position of many mountain routes as well as the summits Shipka and Buzludja.
The winter resort Uzana in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
is located at the foot of Ispolin peak (1524 m) near the Bulgarka Nature Park
Bulgarka Nature Park
The Bulgarka Natural Park is a Bulgarian nature park located on the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains , occupying 22,000 hectares of territory in the central and Eastern part of the mountains between the cities of Gabrovo and Kazanluk.Located between the steep topography of the Central...
and the Central Balkan National Park in the Starina Planina. It consists of large meadows surrounded by forest. The altitude varies from 1,220 to 1,350 m. The longest run is 4,265 ft /1,300 m. The nearest big city is Gabrovo
Gabrovo
Gabrovo is a city in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province. It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an international capital of humour and satire , as well as noted for its Bulgarian National...
, some 22 km away. Uzana is also the geographic center of Bulgaria. The resort with its 15 hotels provides tourism opportunities throughout the year.
The surrounding sites of Uzana are suitable for spaleology and rock climbing. There are possibilities for cultural tourism
Cultural tourism
Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those peoples, their art, architecture, religion, and other elements that helped shape their way of life...
in the region. In the nearby open-air ethnographic museum Etara people can learn more about Bulgarian crafts. The Sokolski Monastery
Sokolski Monastery
The Sokolski Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery founded in 1833 and named after its founder Yosif Sokolski. It is located 15 km southwest of Gabrovo on the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains in the Bulgarka Nature Park and is close to the Sokolovo cave.Originally, a small wooden...
is situated a few kilometers away from Uzana.
Tourism in the Uzana region started in 1937 when the first chalet also named Uzana was built on the southern side of the meadow.
Uzana is a home of rare floral species included in the Red Book of Endangered Species.
It is the starting position of many mountain routes as well as the summits Shipka and Buzludja.
See also
- Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
- Bulgarka Nature ParkBulgarka Nature ParkThe Bulgarka Natural Park is a Bulgarian nature park located on the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains , occupying 22,000 hectares of territory in the central and Eastern part of the mountains between the cities of Gabrovo and Kazanluk.Located between the steep topography of the Central...
- Epic of the ForgottenEpic of the ForgottenEpic of the Forgotten is a Bulgarian poetic saga written by Ivan Vazov to commemorate the Bulgarian fight for freedom against the Ottoman Empire and to criticize the moral decline of the Bulgarian nation after the Liberation, in comparison to the heroic figures and events of the then recent past...
by Ivan Vazov - Etar Architectural-Ethnographic ComplexEtar Architectural-Ethnographic ComplexThe Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex is an open-air museum and a neighbourhood of Gabrovo in northern Bulgaria. It is located on the northern edge of the Bulgarka Nature Park, between the park and the city of Gabrovo....
- Heroes of Shipka
- History of BulgariaHistory of BulgariaThe history of Bulgaria spans from the first settlements on the lands of modern Bulgaria to its formation as a nation-state and includes the history of the Bulgarian people and their origin. The first traces of human presence on what is today Bulgaria date from 44,000 BC...
- GabrovoGabrovoGabrovo is a city in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province. It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an international capital of humour and satire , as well as noted for its Bulgarian National...
City - Shipka Memorial
- Shipka PassShipka PassShipka Pass is a scenic mountain pass through the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria. It marks the border between Stara Zagora province and Gabrovo province. The pass connects Gabrovo and Kazanlak. The pass is part of the Bulgarka Nature Park.The pass is 13 km by road north of the small town of...
- Central Balkan National ParkCentral Balkan National ParkThe Central Balkan National Park lies in the heart of Bulgaria, nestled in the central and higher portions of the Balkan Range. The Park contains rare and endangered wildlife species and communities, self-regulating ecosystems of biological diversity, as well as historical sites of global cultural...