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Dryanovo
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dryanovo |
| native_name | Дряново |
| image_shield | BUL Дряново COA.gif |
| image_skyline | Dryanovo church kf.jpg |
| imagesize | 300px |
| image_caption | The 19th century church in Dryanovo |
| designed by Kolyu Ficheto | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Bulgaria |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| (Oblast) | |
| subdivision_name1 | Gabrovo |
| map_caption | Location of Dryanovo in Bulgaria |
| pushpin_map | Bulgaria |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Dryanovo in Bulgaria |
| coordinates | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Trifon Panchev (Трифон Панчев) (BSP) |
| population_total | 7,968 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | 15-3-2015 |
| elevation_m | 230 |
| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
| postal_code_type | Postal Code |
| postal_code | 5370 |
| area_code | (+359) 0676 |
| website |
designed by Kolyu Ficheto (Oblast)
Dryanovo (, ) is a Bulgarian town situated at the northern foot of the Balkan Mountains in Gabrovo Province; amphitheatrically along the two banks of Dryanovo River, a tributary to the Yantra River. The town is a centre of the homonymous Dryanovo Municipality, which is composed of 62 villages, hamlets and huts picturesquely spread out of the mountain folds. As of 2015, it had a population of 7,968.
Geography
Dryanovo has a favourable geographical position, being situated 20 km away from Gabrovo, 24 km from Veliko Tarnovo, 17 km from Tryavna and about 30 km away from Sevlievo. The town lies on the Rousse-Veliko Tarnovo-Gabrovo-Shipka-Kazanlak-Stara Zagora highway and it is a station of the main railway thoroughfare, which links the north and the south part of Bulgaria.
History
Like all Balkan mountain settlements, Dryanovo reached its bloom at the time of the Bulgarian National Revival. In 1883 it was proclaimed a town. Masons and woodcarvers spread the fame of the town throughout Bulgaria and far away in the Ottoman Empire.
The oldest traces of life on Balkan Peninsula were discovered in the area, proofs of human presence from the Paleolithic were discovered in Bacho Kiro cave near Dryanovo monastery, situated in the Andaka river valley. Numerous relics of ancient villages, fortresses, pillars with inscriptions and ornaments from Thracian and Roman times (Boruna and Diskoduratera fortresses) were discovered there.
Dryanovo is sometimes referred to as "a town of centenarians" for the healthy climatic conditions prolonging people's life. The town is also known as the birthplace of the renowned architect Kolyu Ficheto.
Honours
Dryanovo Heights on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Dryanovo.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Dryanovo is twinned with:
- BLR Bykhaw, Belarus
- GRE Itamos, Greece
- BUL Kavarna, Bulgaria
- ITA Borgia, Italy
- ITA Rocca Imperiale, Italy
- BEL Bocholt, Belgium
- NMK Radoviš, North Macedonia
- Ma'ale Adumim, Israeli settlement in the West Bank
References
References
- {{in lang. bg [http://www.grao.bg/tna/tab02.txt Info on grao.bg]
- link. (November 13, 2010)
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