Musina is a village in the

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...

Province of northern

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

Geography

Musina is located in the central Danubian Plain, near the

Balkan Mountains The Balkan mountain range (, , known locally also as Stara planina) is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. The range is conventionally taken to begin at the peak of Vrashka Chuka on the border betw ...

(Stara Planina). It is from

, from

Pavlikeni Pavlikeni ( bg, Павликени ) is a town in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Northern Bulgaria, about 41 kilometers from the city of Veliko Tarnovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Pavlikeni Municipality. As of December 2010, the ...

, and from

Byala Cherkva Byala Cherkva ( bg, Бяла черква) is a town in Pavlikeni Municipality, Veliko Turnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria. The settlement is located close to the town of Pavlikeni about 28 km away from the city of Veliko Tarnovo. Its ...

. In the area of the village are two rivers: Negovanka and Peshterska.

History

Romans used a cave near Musina to supply fresh water to Nicopolis ad Istrum. Around the 12th century the village were town with Bulgarians. According to the legend in the area Voditsa were lived the mother of

Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria Ivan Shishman ( bg, Иван Шишман) ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria in Tarnovo from 1371 to 3 June 1395. The authority of Ivan Shishman was limited to the central parts of the Bulgarian Empire. In the wake of the death of Ivan Alex ...

. Bee-eater from the village of Musina, painted the medieval fortress Tsarevets in a church mine. The mine was discovered by Dr. Maslev in Brasov and the fortress was restored by the paint. The monastery school in Musina was created in

1790 Events January–March * January 8 – United States President George Washington gives the first State of the Union address, in New York City. * January 11 – The 11 minor states of the Austrian Netherlands, which took p ...

, which is one of the first schools in the villages in Veliko Tarnovo Province. From Musina are dozens of revolutionaries who participated in the army of Bacho Kiro and Pop Hariton.The army of Pop Hariton and Bacho Kiro
/ref> In Musina swords were made for the army.

Gallery

Orthodox Church Saint Paraskeva,Musina,Bulgaria.jpg, Orthodox Church Saint Paraskeva Monument in Musina,Bulgaria.jpg, Monument Propastite area,Musina,Bulgaria.jpg, Propastite area Krastina Nedyalkova`s house,Musina,Bulgaria.jpg, Krastina Nedyalkova's house

References

*Regional State Archive Veliko Tarnovo {{Authority control Villages in Veliko Tarnovo Province