Yablanitsa (Bulgarian: Ябланица; also Jablanica, Iablanica, Yablanica, Jablanitsa, Iablanitsa, Jablanitza, Yablanitza, Iablanitza, pronounced [ˈjabwɐnit͡sɐ]) is a small town in the westernmost part of Lovech Province, central-north Bulgaria, located in the area of the Pre-Balkan, north of the Stara Planina mountain.

[1] The town is a noted confectionery production centre, particularly well known for the local halva and lokum (Turkish delight).

There are several neighborhoods in Yablanitsa — the bigger ones are the former villages of Shumnene and Devette dola (literally The nine valleys), and there are also smaller and more distant ones like Prelog, Nanovitsa, Lipovo, Gerana, etc.

Shumnene is located in the area called Dragoitsa, below the popular rock formation Venetsa (The wreath).

The area offers a view to the rock and a panorama of the Balkan mountains.