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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.
The village emerged between the 12th and 14th centuries, and by the 18th century had grown to become a cultural and handicraft centre. 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.
Popular sights in the village include the museum house of the merchant Rusi Chorbadzhi from the early 18th century, the Church of St Nicholas inaugurated in 1834 and housing icons from the 18th and early 19th century, the museum house of the noted writer Yordan Yovkov born in 1880, the art gallery occupying the old school, and the museum house of the educator Sava Filaterov.[1]
As of September 2005[update] the village had a population of 460.
- ^ Bousfield, Jonathan (2002). Rough guide to Bulgaria. Rough Guides. pp. 307, 308. ISBN 978-1-85828-882-6.