Elena Municipality ( Bulgarian : Община Елена ) is a municipality ( obshtina ) in Veliko Tarnovo Province , Central-North Bulgaria , located on the northern slopes of the central Stara planina mountain in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan . It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Elena . It includes a territory of 671.39 km (259.23 sq mi) with a population of 10,407 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
10-577: The area is best known for its Bulgarian National Revival atmosphere preserved in its main town. Chumerna peak, 1,536 m (5,039 ft) above sea level, in the Elena-Tvarditsa range is the highest point in the province. Elena Municipality is situated in the Elena Balkan, 215 kilometres (134 mi) West of Varna , 38 km (24 mi) South of Veliko Tarnovo and 280 km (170 mi) East of Bulgaria 's capital - Sofia . The city of Elena
20-767: Is commonly accepted to have started with the historical book, Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya , written in 1762 by Paisius , a Bulgarian monk of the Hilandar monastery at Mount Athos , leading to the National awakening of Bulgaria and the modern Bulgarian nationalism , and lasting until the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878 as a result of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 . The period is remarkable for its characteristic architecture which can still be observed in old Bulgarian towns such as Tryavna , Koprivshtitsa and Veliko Tarnovo ,
30-460: Is situated in the valley of the Elena river. The rivers Veselina, Elena, Miykovska, and Bebrovska spring from the area. The flora and fauna are varied, with the most common trees being beech, oak, maple, linden, and hornbeams. Other trees often found in the area are elm, ash, cherries, pear, and sorrel. There is a large diversity of animals living in the area. Widespread deer, Red deer, and wild boar are
40-742: The Crimean War , and the third from the Crimean War until the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878. The beginning of the Bulgarian National Revival has been a topic of intensified discussion in the past. According to contemporaries of the period, it began in the 1820s. Later Marin Drinov suggested the actual beginning was marked by the writing of Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya by Paisius of Hilendar. According to an even later assumption by Hristo Gandev ,
50-625: The Revival. It is universally accepted that the Bulgarian National Revival ended with the Liberation of Bulgaria. This is meant only to include the Principality of Bulgaria , as revival processes continued until later in Eastern Rumelia and Macedonia. Hristo Gandev Hristo Gandev (Христо Гандев; December 25, 1907, Veliko Tarnovo - July 27, 1987, Sofia ) was a Bulgarian professor and historian. This Bulgarian biographical article
60-509: The formation of the Bulgarian nation in its ethnic borders and common territory embracing the lands of Moesia (including Dobruja ), Thrace and Macedonia . The Bulgarian National Revival is traditionally divided into three periods, the first from the 18th until the beginning of the 19th century ( Bulgarian National Awakening ), the second from the Ottoman reforms of the 1820s to the 1850s until
70-406: The most common, followed by predators like foxes, jackals and less often wolves. Smaller animals are also quite common - rabbits, partridge, snipe, and doves. (towns are shown in bold): Population (December 2009) The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered
80-514: The optional question on religious identification, was the following: Bulgarian National Revival The Bulgarian Revival ( Bulgarian : Българско възраждане , Balgarsko vazrazhdane or simply: Възраждане, Vazrazhdane , and Turkish : Bulgar ulus canlanması ), sometimes called the Bulgarian National Revival , was a period of socio-economic development and national integration among Bulgarian people under Ottoman rule. It
90-612: The period began in the beginning of the 17th century after the end of the Köprülü era and the beginning of the Tulip period and the rule of the Phanarites . The prevailing opinion in contemporary historiography is that the Bulgarian National Revival's beginning is marked by the first clear processes of decomposition in the Ottoman Empire. The April Uprising led to the liberation and the end of
100-558: The rich literary heritage of authors like Ivan Vazov and Hristo Botev that inspired the Bulgarian struggle for independence and an autonomous church, and the April Uprising of 1876 , a significant event of armed opposition to Ottoman rule, which ultimately led to the Russo-Turkish Liberation War of 1877–1878 . The significant changes in the Bulgarian society, the freedom of economic initiative and religious choice led to
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