Yasenovo, Stara Zagora Province
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Yasenovo
Ясеново | |
|---|---|
  Yasenovo Location of Yasenovo in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°41′N 25°15′E / 42.683°N 25.250°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Stara Zagora |
| Municipality | Kazanlak |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.743 km2 (18.048 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 698 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 6147 |
Yasenovo (Ясеново) is a village in southern Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality in Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina), about 14 km north-west of the town of Kazanlak and roughly 10 km north-east of Pavel Banya.[1][2]
The village lies in the foothills of the central Balkan Mountains, in the western part of Kazanlak Valley, on the road between Kazanlak and Pavel Banya. Its lands cover an area of 46.743 km², and the relief is largely level.[3]
The Kamenna reka ("Stone River", also known by its older Turkish name Kayal dere), a tributary stream with a canyon-shaped middle course, flows in the eastern part of the village's lands; it is registered as a natural landmark.[2]
The village is registered under EKATTE code 87641 and uses the postal code 6147; according to data from 31 December 2013, its population was 698 inhabitants.[1][3]
Name
The village has been recorded under several historical and foreign-language names, including Khimitliy, Himitlii, Chimitli, Imitliy and Blagodatevo.[citation needed]
Administration
Yasenovo is an independent kmetstvo (mayoralty) within Kazanlak Municipality, comprising only the village itself.[1] Decisions on the village's planning and on the disposal of municipal real estate within its territory are taken by the Kazanlak Municipal Council, with reference to the General Development Plan of the village approved by Order No. 1024/1993 of the mayor of Kazanlak.[4]
Culture
The community cultural centre (chitalishte) of Yasenovo is named "Aleko Konstantinov - 1919", after the Bulgarian writer Aleko Konstantinov. It was founded in 1919 and is located at 1 Osvobozhdenie Street; the chitalishte is registered with the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria under number 1126 and has long-standing experience in the revival of customs and authentic singing.[5][6]
The village's annual celebration is held on 6 May, St. George's Day (Gergyovden), when the chitalishte and the mayoralty organise games, an exhibition and a concert in the centre of the village.[5]
Rose-picking ritual
Yasenovo is one of the villages around Kazanlak where, during the annual Rose Festival, the traditional ritual of rose-picking (Rozober) is recreated; performed in the rose gardens by the folklore group of the chitalishte "Aleko Konstantinov - 1919", it is among the events most often visited by tourists during the festival.[7]
Soldiers' monument
In March 2019, descendants of villagers killed in the four wars of Bulgaria's modern history (the Balkan, Inter-Allied, First and Second World wars) formed an initiative committee, chaired by mountain guide Hristo Angelov, with the secretary of the chitalishte Vanya Andreeva and Stilian Dimitrov as members, in order to build a soldiers' memorial in the centre of Yasenovo. The 15,000-leva project, financed entirely by donations and built largely by voluntary labour, received approval from the Kazanlak Municipal Council in 2021, and is intended to commemorate 58 heroes from the village.[8][9]
