Zheravna
Zheravna (Bulgarian: Жеравна) is a village in central eastern Bulgaria, part of Kotel municipality, Sliven Province. The village, set in a small valley at the southern foot of the eastern Balkan Mountains, is an architectural reserve of national importance consisting of more than 200 wooden houses from the Bulgarian National Revival period (18th and 19th century), and a quickly developing tourist destination.
The village emerged between the 12th and 14th century and grew to become a cultural and handicraft centre in the 18th century. As the local population came to wealth, the architectural appearance of the village was shaped by one- or two-storey wooden houses surrounded by stone walls and cobblestone alleys.
Popular sights in the village include the museum house of the merchant Rusi Chorbadzhi from the early 18th century, the Church of St Nicholas inaugurated in 1834 and housing icons from the 18th and early 19th century, the museum house of the noted writer Yordan Yovkov born in 1880, the art gallery occupying the old class school and the museum house of the educator Sava Filaterov.
As of September 2005[update] the village has a population of 460. Zheravna is at 579 m above sea level.
Zheravna is situated in the middle part of Stara Planina in the Municipality of Kotel. The territory of Zheravna covers an area of 5,000 m2 with an average altitude of 650 meters. The terrain is mountainous, and there is also a valley, crossed by wooded hills. The highest peak, which is located 6 km west of the village, is Razboyna - 1128 meters above sea level. The natural resources of Zheravna consist mostly of strangely shaped rock formations, mysterious cave complexes, diverse flora and fauna. Zheravna is rich in water resources. Springs and rivers are supplied by rain and melting snow. Zheravna is rich in forest vegetation. Both deciduous and coniferous trees are common. Animal diversity is great and includes wild boar, roe deer, red deer, jackal, wolf, rabbit, quail, partridge and others. The climate in Zheravna is a typical mountain climate with early autumn, late spring and very cold winter. 57.5% of the days in the year are windless. Winter winds are strongest and reach average maximum speed 3.3 m/s. The air is clean and dry. The Zheravna environment can be defined as an ecologically clean area as there is no industry in the town and is away from big cities.
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