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Sevlievo

Sevlievo

Sevlievo (Gabrovo district) is situated on the route between Sofia and Varna, near the Rositsa River and across the mountain, which greets its guests with pure air, wonderful flower fragrances, cool woodlands, and the beauty of peaks. Sevlievo is a city in Bulgaria with a population of 24,000 located at the foot of the northern Balkan mountains. Sevlievo’s waterscape is defined by the crossing of the Rositsa river and the Alexander Stamboliyski dam (a few kilometers from the town).

The region’s first signs of life stretch all the way back to the late neolithic epoch (about 8000 years B.C.). Several Thracian tombs remain.

During the tenth century, Sevlievo started to emerge as an administrative, military, strategic, and commercial center. It is now the administrative headquarters of a county in Gabrovo province. Sevlievo in the modern era is a well-developed industrial center.

The bus is the most common mode of transport to Sevlievo. Buses leave from Sofia throughout the day, from 08:00 to 18:00. Typically, the trip is up to 212 hours long. The average cost of a ticket (depending on the business) is €7. Hitchhiking from Sofia is often straightforward if you leave before midday. From Poduyane train station, take tram N.22 and exit at the next stop. From there, transfer to bus N.90 and exit the metro. Then you’re on your way to the freeway.

Sevlievo’s climate is moderate, with chilly winters and warm summers.

Culture of Sevlievo

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Sevlievo’s cultural life began 130 years ago with the foundation of Razvitie, a public cultural club (Development). It has been a center of constant cultural activity until the current day. Numerous concerts throughout the municipality and around Bulgaria are mentioned in the dance troupe’s artistic biography to the cultural club. Onlookers are fully aware of it – it is taking place in France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Holland, and Russia. Youngsters’s free-choice art school has a long history and has improved the musical education of thousands of children in Sevlievo, with graduates reaching international stages. Additionally, the puppet theater and cultural club theater deliver excitement to their audiences.

Sights & Landmarks In Sevlievo

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The mediaeval Batoshevo Monastery is highly impressive, with its magnificent architecture and magnificent paintings, altars, and filigree iconostasis. The monastery’s accommodations allow for extended stays. Quite fascinating are some historic churches in the region’s villages, which include distinctive filigree altars and antique icons, as well as a gorgeous church plate from the XV and XVI centuries. Only 9 kilometers west of Sevlievo, in the town of Sennik – the home of world-famous free-style fighter Dan Kolov – lies his house, which has been converted into a museum.

The resting complex at the artificial lake Alexander Stamboliyski, as well as the nearby Madan and Bogatovski artificial lakes, are ideal locations for fans of water-motor activities and sport fishing. A resting complex on the land Bagdalata – with natural lime forest and a wildlife reserve – is situated 5 kilometers southwest of town. Never underestimate the prospect of high mountain tourism to Botev (2378 m), the highest summit in Stara Planina (Balkan Range), with starting sites at the Lagat resting complex and the town of Apriltsi.

History of Sevlievo

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The region’s oldest occupations stretch all the way back to the late Neolithic era (around the 8th century BC). Several Thracian graves have been discovered. The Fortress of Hotalich is the last medieval settlement. It was inhabited for almost 1,000 years and served as a vital defense hub. For centuries, Hotalich coexisted with the village on the location of the modern towns of Servi and Selvi.

The rise of crafts in the mid-nineteenth century resulted in the concentration of enormous quantities of money in crafts associations. Commercial journeys around the Ottoman Empire, Europe, and Russia augmented public knowledge.

St Prophet Eliah Church was repaired in 1834, while Batoshevo Monastery was constructed in 1836. The stone bridge over the Rositsa River was erected in the mid-1850s by Kolyu Ficheto, a notable master of the Bulgarian National Revival era. In 1844, Hadzhi Stoyan Nikolov, a rich artisan and trader, contributed his own money in the construction of a large school.

In 1870, a revolutionary committee was formed under the leadership of Vasil Levski, dubbed the „Apostle of Freedom.“ It prepared the Sevlievo populace for the 1876 April Uprising. Bulgarians from this area played a significant role in the rebellion.

The town’s Ottoman occupation ended on 2 July 1877. The local community center has functioned as a significant cultural institution for 127 years. The Mara Belcheva House of Culture was repurposed into a cultural hub.

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