Yablanitsa

Yablanitsa
Ябланица
Coat of arms of Yablanitsa
Yablanitsa is located in Bulgaria
Yablanitsa
Yablanitsa
Location of Yablanitsa
Coordinates: 43°2′N 24°7′E / 43.033°N 24.117°E / 43.033; 24.117
CountryBulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Lovech
Government
 • MayorIvan Tsakov (independent)
Elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
 (December 2011)[1]
 • Total2,854
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
5750
Area code06991
License plateOB
Websitehttp://www.yablanitsa.org/

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. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Yablanitsa Municipality. The town is situated 70 kilometres from the capital Sofia, near the Hemus motorway linking Sofia and Varna. It was proclaimed a town in 1968. As of December 2011, Yablanitsa had a population of 2,854.[1]

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