landmark
Buzludzha Monument
A colossal flying-saucer-shaped Communist monument abandoned on a 1,432m Balkan peak.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Kazanlak
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria · Europe
About Kazanlak
Kazanlak is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Enina, 18km from Shipka Pass.
Kazanlak is in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, with about 48,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Enina, about 6 km away.
Kazanlak (Bulgarian: Казанлък [kɐzɐnˈɫɤk] is a town in Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria. It is located in the middle of the Kazanlak Valley, at the foot of the Balkan Mountains, which forms the eastern part of the Rose Valley. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Kazanlak Municipality. The ancient ThracianRead more
city of Seuthopolis was situated near the town.
The town is among the 15 biggest industrial centres in Bulgaria, with a population of 44,760 people as of Dec 2017.
It is the center of rose oil extraction in Bulgaria and the oil-producing rose of Kazanlak is one of the most widely recognizable national symbols.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kazanlak?
Within an hour or so of Kazanlak: Buzludzha Monument (13 km), Shipka Pass (18 km), Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex (22 km), Veliko Tarnovo (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Kazanlak?
The nearest famous roads are Shipka Pass, Troyan Pass (Beklemeto) and Trigrad Gorge.
Where is Kazanlak?
Kazanlak is in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, about 6 km from Enina.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 47,918
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Region
- Stara Zagora
- Timezone
- Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates
- 42.6167, 25.4000
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Vignette required for all roads outside towns.
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Worth the detour from Kazanlak
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
Shipka Pass
A historic 1,150m Balkan Mountains pass crowned by the Freedom Monument commemorating the 1877 battle.
18 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex
An open-air museum village near Gabrovo where water-driven workshops from the Bulgarian Revival still operate: craftsmen forge, weave and carve along a lane of 50 reconstructed houses powered by the Sivek river.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Veliko Tarnovo
The spectacular hilltop former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, with houses cascading down cliffs above the winding Yantra River.
54 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Tsarevets Fortress
The medieval stronghold of the Second Bulgarian Empire in Veliko Tarnovo, spectacularly illuminated at night with a sound and light show.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Kazanlak
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 18 kmShipka PassA historic 1,150m Balkan Mountains pass crowned by the Freedom Monument commemorating the 1877 battle.
- 67 kmTroyan Pass (Beklemeto)At 1,525 m the highest paved pass over the Balkan Mountains, following an old Roman road between Troyan and Karnare with hairpins, panoramic ridgeline views and the Arch of Freedom monument.
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