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Elena is a small mountain town, which impresses with
its old churches, clock tower, wooden houses and
cobbled streets.
At the same time Elena is a holy
symbol of the Bulgarian revival spirit, a never
failing source of patriotism and beauty. Nowadays Elena is a town of new investments, modern
alimentary, sartorial industry and woodworking.
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combination with modern style.
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The Municipality of Elena is located in the central north part of the Republic of Bulgaria and occupies the southern parts of Veliko Tarnovo region, the high parts of the Fore-Balkans and the Balkan Range. Its borders reach the riddle of the Balkan Range on the northern slopes of the Central Stara Planina (the Elena-Tvarditsa ridge) and the fore maintains north of it.
It covers a territory of 671,39 square kilometers. The elevation varies from 100 to 1536 meters above sea level. The relief is various: with hills and plains to the north and mountainous to the south (with steep slopes and deeply incised river valleys). A considerable part of its territory lies at 300- 600 meters above sea level. Chumerna peak (1536 meters) is the highest one of the Elena-Tvarditsa Mountain.
Elena lies at a distance of 38 kilometers from Veliko Tarnovo; 20 kilometers from Zlataritsa; 71 kilometers from Antonovo; 75 kilometers from Kotel; 79 kilometers from Sliven; 40 kilometers from Tvarditsa and 52 kilometers from Gurkovo.
The population is about 11 380 people, 6500 of them living in the town.
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Information center
Infotur BTC
+359 896/ 69 31 69 |
Municipal tourist center
+359 6151/ 34 30 |
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