Elena
Sign in to savecity in Elena municipality, Veliko Tarnovo oblast, Bulgaria
Key facts
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Provinces oblast
- Veliko Tarnovo
- Mayor
- Sasho Topalov
- Elevation
- 293 m (961 ft)
- Total
- 5,665
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( EET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+3 ( EEST )
- Area code
- 06151
- Website
- www .elena .bg
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Elena (Bulgarian: Елена [ɛˈlɛnɐ]) is a Bulgarian town in the central Stara Planina mountain in Veliko Tarnovo Province, located 42 km (26 miles) southeast of Veliko Tarnovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Elena Municipality. The area is also a mountain resort, known for the typical local cuisine. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 5,665. It forms a terminal for the Gorna Oryahovitsa-Elena railway line.
Symbol of Elena
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.