waterfall
Krushuna Waterfalls
Turquoise travertine cascades tumbling through forested terraces in central Bulgaria.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Sevlievo
Gabrovo, Bulgaria · Europe
About Sevlievo
Sevlievo is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Suhindol, 29km from Devetashka Cave.
Sevlievo is in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, with about 25,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Suhindol, about 20 km away.
Sevlievo (Bulgarian: Севлиево [sɛvˈliɛvo]) is a town in north-central Bulgaria, part of Gabrovo Province. Sevlievo is known as one of the wealthiest towns in Bulgaria owing to the well developed local economy, high employment rate and major foreign investments, such as the Ideal Standard Companies factory. It is theRead more
administrative centre of the homonymous Sevlievo Municipality.
In 2021, the population of the town was 19,363.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Sevlievo?
Within an hour or so of Sevlievo: Krushuna Waterfalls (25 km), Devetashka Cave (29 km), Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex (31 km), Shipka Pass (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Sevlievo?
The nearest famous roads are Shipka Pass, Troyan Pass (Beklemeto) and Iskar Gorge.
Where is Sevlievo?
Sevlievo is in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, about 20 km from Suhindol.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,582
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Region
- Gabrovo
- Timezone
- Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates
- 43.0230, 25.1036
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Worth the detour from Sevlievo
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Devetashka Cave
A vast cathedral-like cavern with light-shafted ceiling holes, home to thousands of bats near Lovech.
29 km · about 35 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Shipka Pass
A historic 1,150m Balkan Mountains pass crowned by the Freedom Monument commemorating the 1877 battle.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Buzludzha Monument
A colossal flying-saucer-shaped Communist monument abandoned on a 1,432m Balkan peak.
40 km · about 45 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.
42 km · about 50 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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
Troyan 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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Sevlievo
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 33 kmShipka PassA historic 1,150m Balkan Mountains pass crowned by the Freedom Monument commemorating the 1877 battle.
- 49 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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