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Klisura Клисура | |
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 Klisura seen fromSredna Gora | |
  Klisura Location of Klisura | |
| Coordinates:42°42′N24°27′E / 42.700°N 24.450°E /42.700; 24.450 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Plovdiv |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Genka Todorova |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (2005-09-13) | |
• Total | 1,478 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 4341 |
| Area code | 03137 |
| License plate | PB |
Klisura (Bulgarian:Клисура,pronounced[kliˈsurɐ],lit. 'gorge') is a small town in theKarlovo Municipality of thePlovdiv Province in centralBulgaria. It is situated in the westernmost part of theKarlovo Valley, surrounded by theBalkan Mountains to the north and theSredna Gora mountain range to the south. As of 2005, its population was 1,478 people. It is located 105 km to the east ofSofia, 35 km west ofKarlovo, and 25 km northeast ofKoprivshtitsa.
The name of Klisura has traditionally been associated with the heroism of its inhabitants during theApril Uprising of 1876. The then-village was a centre of the revolution and Borimechkata ("the man who struggles a bear") who lived in the village was one of its leaders. Places of main interest are the Church of St Nicholas, the local Historical Museum, and historic homes such as Chervenakov's house, Pavurdzhiev's house, Kozinarov's house, etc. Klisura is the birthplace ofHristo G. Danov, the founder of the first Bulgarianprinting house inPlovdiv.
One and a half kilometres away from Klisura is Zli dol ("Evil glen"), the motor tourism complex of the Union of the Bulgarian Drivers. The complex includes 15 small houses with around 60 beds, a restaurant, a bar, a playground,tennis,volleyball andbasketball courts, anequestrian area, and a guarded car park.
Klisura is a starting point for many itineraries to theCentral Balkan National Park and to two peaks —Vezhen in the Balkan Mountains andGolyam Bogdan in Sredna Gora. The town is only one kilometre away from the first classI-6 roadGyueshevo–Sofia–Karlovo–Burgas, which is the principal Sub-Balkan highway. There are two railway stations.
Klisura Peak onLivingston Island in theSouth Shetland Islands,Antarctica is named after Klisura.
Capital:Karlovo | |
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