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Gabrovo - History |
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The
nearest airport is in the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa (60 km). The
nearest river port is in the town of Rousse (160 km). The
nearest sea port is in the town of Bourgas (230 km).
A
few state and municipal companies and a lot of private wholesale and
retail trade companies are in the trade and public services of the town.
The private companies have more than 60% of the business in Gabrovo. A lot
of world-famous companies from other countries have representative offices
in Gabrovo. Due
to its clean mountain air, historical and ethnographical complexes Gabrovo
has become an attractive tourist centre. Municipality and the surrounding
area is considered to be one of the most ecologically clean regions in
Bulgaria. The rich flora and fauna come to prove that. Some of the best
hunting trophies such as bear, red deer and mouflon can be found in the
game reserves. |
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The
town of Gabrovo is situated in Northern Bulgaria, along the River Yantra,
in the north Sredna Stara Planina mountain spur, 392 m above sea-level.
Gabrovo is 220 km north-east from the city of Sofia. In the immediate
vicinity of Gabrovo is the geographical centre of Bulgaria. Because of its
locality the town is a busy road junction. There are a lot of roads
leading from Gabrovo to the other towns and municipalities in Northern and
Southern Bulgaria.
During
the Middle Ages some tradesmen and craftsmen set up their business there.
Some people were occupied with wood, metal, wool, and leather-working and
the tradition was handed down until nowadays. At the end of the last
century a lot of factories were built and stock-joint companies of
European kind were set up there. At present the town of Gabrovo is an
important industrial centre. There are a lot of leading machine-building,
electronic,
and tool-making plants. Textile industry, furniture manufacturing,
plastics manufacturing, food, wine and tobacco industries are also of
great importance.