Gabrovo:
Bulgaria
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Gabrovo is a small town located in the province of Gabrovo, in the central north of Bulgaria.
With a population of only seventy three thousand inhabitants (estimated 2005) Gabrovo is not
large by any means and does not reach the class of a Bulgarian city but is the largest town in
the province. Gabrovo, while small does carry some well known landmarks as it is well
documented as the longest town in Bulgaria as it stretches along the banks of the river Yantra.
With a population of only seventy three thousand inhabitants (estimated 2005) Gabrovo is not
large by any means and does not reach the class of a Bulgarian city but is the largest town in
the province. Gabrovo, while small does carry some well known landmarks as it is well
documented as the longest town in Bulgaria as it stretches along the banks of the river Yantra.
Gabrovo is situated in the foothills of the Balkan mountains with the river Yantra flowing next to
the town. The town has been a settlement since Neolithic times when the Thracian people were
living on the Bulgarian lands.
Since Thracian times the city was not classed as important until Veliko Tarnovo became the
capital of Bulgaria in the early period of the 2nd Bulgarian Empire under the rule of Tsar Ivan
Asen I. Under Tsar Asen Gabrovo started to flourish as a town of craftsman and trade, this was
because it was close to trade routes and near the newly found capital city at this time.
the town. The town has been a settlement since Neolithic times when the Thracian people were
living on the Bulgarian lands.
Since Thracian times the city was not classed as important until Veliko Tarnovo became the
capital of Bulgaria in the early period of the 2nd Bulgarian Empire under the rule of Tsar Ivan
Asen I. Under Tsar Asen Gabrovo started to flourish as a town of craftsman and trade, this was
because it was close to trade routes and near the newly found capital city at this time.
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Gabrovo today stands as the international capital of humour, this name was bestowed on the
town by the international community due to the unique humour of the people who live in this
town. This humour comes in the form of jokes related to people who are tight with money, which
they regard themselves as, and about their rivalry with local towns close by.
The town even has a huge building called the house of humour and satire that stands in the
centre of Gabrovo as a museum of sorts detailing local humorous art from photo's to cartoons.
town by the international community due to the unique humour of the people who live in this
town. This humour comes in the form of jokes related to people who are tight with money, which
they regard themselves as, and about their rivalry with local towns close by.
The town even has a huge building called the house of humour and satire that stands in the
centre of Gabrovo as a museum of sorts detailing local humorous art from photo's to cartoons.
