Parallel
Sevlievo
Parallel EAD is a leading company with more than 20 years of experience in making and distributing mattresses, furniture and materials for furniture production,...
Province of Bulgaria
Gabrovo Province
A small province at the geographical centre of Bulgaria, on the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains, known for manufacturing, crafts and National Revival towns.
Map of Gabrovo Province
About the province
Gabrovo at a Glance
Gabrovo Province is one of the smallest in Bulgaria and lies at the geographical centre of the country; the central point itself is at Uzana, near the town of Gabrovo. The capital stretches for about 25 km along the Yantra River at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains and is known as Bulgaria's capital of humour and satire.
Gabrovo has a long industrial tradition and remains a manufacturing town. The province also includes Tryavna, Dryanovo, Sevlievo and the village of Bozhentsi, with well-preserved National Revival architecture, as well as the Etar open-air museum and the Shipka Pass across the Balkan range.
Worth knowing
- Long manufacturing tradition in Gabrovo and Sevlievo
- Technical University of Gabrovo
- Heritage tourism: Etar, Bozhentsi, Tryavna, Dryanovo Monastery
- Road access across the Balkan Mountains via the Shipka Pass
Resorts, towns and heritage
Places in Gabrovo
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Ski resort
Uzana
A high meadow and small resort at the geographical centre of Bulgaria, 22 km from Gabrovo. -
Town
Bozhentsi
A village and architectural reserve in the Balkan Mountains near Gabrovo, with stone-roofed Revival houses. -
Town
Dryanovo
A small town in Gabrovo Province with a monastery, the Bacho Kiro cave and the house of builder Kolyu Ficheto. -
Town
Tryavna
A Balkan town near Gabrovo with about 140 cultural monuments and a famous school of woodcarving. -
Town
Etar
An open-air museum of Revival-era crafts, water mills and workshops near Gabrovo.
100 National Tourist Sites
Tourist Sites in Gabrovo
- 19 Etar Open-Air Ethnographic Museum · Gabrovo Etar open-air ethnographic museum
- 19a Museum of Education, House of Humour and Uzana · Gabrovo Museum of Education · Uzana: geographical centre of Bulgaria · House of Humour and Satire
- 19b Gabrovo Regional History Museum and Dechkova House · Gabrovo Regional History Museum and Dechkova House
- 20 Bozhentsi Architectural Reserve · Bozhentsi Bozhentsi architectural reserve
- 20a Hadzhistoyanovo School and Hotalich Fortress, Sevlievo · Sevlievo Hadzhistoyanovo School history museum · Hotalich fortress
- 21 Museum of Woodcarving and Icon Painting, Tryavna · Tryavna Museum of Woodcarving and Icon Painting
- 22 Dryanovo Monastery and Bacho Kiro Cave · Dryanovo Dryanovo Monastery · Bacho Kiro Cave
- 22a Kolyu Ficheto Museum, Dryanovo · Dryanovo Kolyu Ficheto Museum
Business directory
Companies in Gabrovo
143 companies listed in the province, featured members first.
By sector
By town or village
Bulkarto
Food Distribution and Wholesale
Gabrovo
Bulkarto is a Bulgarian company with offices and cold stores in Gabrovo and Sofia, whose main business is the import, export, distribution and logistics of froz...
Evrica Furniture
Gabrovo
Evrica is a family business since 1997 that pairs Bulgarian design with European production of furniture. It uses solid wood such as oak, cherry, beech and lime...
Firescape Partners
Building Services Design (MEP)
Gabrovo
Firescape Partners OOD offers fire safety compliance, integrated engineering, supply of equipment and construction supervision, with more than 250 successful pr...
GWG Gabrovo
Metalworking and Metal Products
Gabrovo
GWG is a leading Bulgarian company making thread cutting tools, with a full product range on its website. The company is certified to the international ISO qual...
ILVA Trans
Gabrovo
ILVA Bulgaria is a family logistics company that transports goods to and from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and offers freight forwarding....
KAMOTEXTIL
Textiles, Clothing and Footwear
Gabrovo
KAMOTEXTIL in Gabrovo has made performance fabrics and garments since 1912, from yarn to finished clothing. It produces military and police fabrics, anti-static...
Kombis (Mechatronica)
Gabrovo
Kombis, through its Mechatronica plant in Gabrovo, is an innovative machine-building company specialised in the packaging industry. It researches, designs and b...
Metalik BCP
Metalworking and Metal Products
Gabrovo
Metalik BCP AD makes metal castings by precision lost-wax casting, sand casting and die casting. The company works under a certified ISO 9001:2015 quality manag...
Pastili
Gabrovo
Pastili presents itself as a leading honeycomb and honey producing company in the EU. As a primary producer it takes care of more than 2000 bee colonies in orga...
Sources
Figures checked 12 October 2026. Information only, not investment, tax or legal advice.
