Uzana ( bg, Узана) is a winter resort in

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. It is located at the foot of Ispolin peak at 1,420 m above sea level, near the

Bulgarka Nature Park The Bulgarka Natural Park ( Bulgarian: Природен парк ″Българка″) is a Bulgarian nature park on the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina), occupying 22,000 hectares of territory in the central and eastern ...

in 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 ...

. 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 ( bg, Габрово ) is a town 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 internationa ...

, some 22 km away. The resort with its 15 hotels provides tourism opportunities throughout the year. The surrounding sites of Uzana are suitable for speleology, skiing, and rock climbing. There are possibilities for

cultural tourism Cultural tourism is a type of tourism activity in which the visitor's essential motivation is to learn, discover, experience and consume the tangible and intangible cultural attractions/products in a tourism destination. These attractions/produ ...

in the region. In the nearby open-air ethnographic museum

Etara The Open Air Ethnographic Museum «Etar» ( bg, Етнографски музей на открито „Етър“, usually referred to as Етъра, Etara) is an open-air museum and a neighbourhood of Gabrovo (8 km south of its center) in ...

people can learn more about Bulgarian crafts. The

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 clo ...

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

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. It is the starting position of many mountain routes as well as the summits

Shipka Shipka may refer to: * Shipka Monument, in Bulgaria * Shipka (town), in Bulgaria * Shipka Pass, in Bulgaria * Shipka (stadium), in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria * Shipka Saddle, in the Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica * Shipka Valley, in the T ...

and Buzludja.

Geographic Center

Uzana is also the geographic center of Bulgaria. The point of the Geographic centre itself was inaugurated in December 1991 by the president of Republic Bulgaria at the time – Dr.Zhelio Zhelev. Since 2008 the centre has been included into the National Tourist Movement “100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria” at number 19, along with the

Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex The Open Air Ethnographic Museum «Etar» ( bg, Етнографски музей на открито „Етър“, usually referred to as Етъра, Etara) is an open-air museum and a neighbourhood of Gabrovo (8 km south of its center) in ...

, National Museum of Education and the House of Humor and Satire.

References

External links

Information Center Uzana

Tourist information about Bulgaria

Municipality of Gabrovo
{{Gabrovo Municipality Geography of Gabrovo Province Balkan mountains Ski areas and resorts in Bulgaria Tourist attractions in Gabrovo Province

Geographic Center

See also

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