Sevlievo Municipality

Sevlievo Municipality
Община Севлиево
Municipality
Sevlievo Municipality within Bulgaria and Gabrovo Province.
Sevlievo Municipality within Bulgaria and Gabrovo Province.
Coordinates: 42°59′N 25°0′E / 42.983°N 25.000°E / 42.983; 25.000
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Gabrovo
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Sevlievo
Area
 • Total1,040 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)[1]
 • Total39,537
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sevlievo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Севлиево) is a municipality (obshtina) in Gabrovo Province, North-central Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan between Stara planina mountain and the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Sevlievo.

The municipality embraces a territory of 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi) with a population of 39,537 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]

The area is best known with the Batoshevski Monastery, situated close to Batoshevo village.