Gabrovo
Sign in to saveGabrovo ( ) is a city in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province.It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an international capital of humour and satire (see Gabrovo humour), as well as noted for its Bulgarian National Revival architecture. Gabrovo is also known as the longest town in Bulgaria, stretching over 25 km along the Yantra, yet reaching only in width at places. The geographic center of Bulgaria - Uzana - is located near the town.
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Gabrovo is a city in central northern Bulgaria that serves as the administrative center of Gabrovo Province, situated in a valley along the Yantra River at the foot of the Balkan Mountains. The city is renowned internationally for its tradition of humor and satire, known for its distinctive Bulgarian National Revival architecture, and notable for being Bulgaria's longest city, stretching over 25 kilometers while remaining quite narrow.
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Gabrovo ( ) is a city in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province.It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an international capital of humour and satire (see Gabrovo humour), as well as noted for its Bulgarian National Revival architecture. Gabrovo is also known as the longest town in Bulgaria, stretching over 25 km along the Yantra, yet reaching only in width at places. The geographic center of Bulgaria - Uzana - is located near the town.
==Name== thumb|Statue of Racho Kovacha thumb|Aerial view of the city According to the most widespread legend, Gabrovo was founded by a blacksmith named Racho, close to whose fireplace a hornbeam rose, so the settlement acquired its name, from the Slavic word gabar ("hornbeam") + the Slavic suffix -ovo.