Zheravna

Zheravna (Bulgarian: Жеравна [ˈʒɛrɐvnɐ]) is a village in central eastern Bulgaria located 579 meters above sea level, and is part of the Kotel municipality in the 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 tourist destination.

This increase in wealth gave rise to the present architectural appearance of the village, comprising one- or two-story wooden houses surrounded by stone walls and cobblestone alleys.

The highest peak is Razboyna at 1128 meters above sea level and is located 6 km west of the village.

The natural resources of Zheravna consist mostly of strangely shaped rock formations, mysterious cave complexes, and diverse flora and fauna.

Zheravna is rich in water resources with springs and rivers supplied by rain and melting snow.

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.

Alternatively, some speculate that it comes from older Slavic root words meaning watermill given the mills in the area: "zherna", "zherka", and "jerkov".

[citation needed] Zheravna is an easy location to travel to, situated 32 km from the Petolachkata junction on the road from Sofia to Burgas.

It was originally painted by master painters Jordan Mihajlovic from Elena and Georgi and Gencho from Tryavna.

The house of Chorbadzi is a museum now and it narrates the life of Rusi – a wealthy man involved in the governance of the village.