Konare

The village of Konare is located in South-Central Bulgaria and comprises a part of Gurkovo Municipality – Stara Zagora District. The altitude of the area varies from 300 to about 500m above sea level. The area size of the village is 40sq.km. The number of its inhabitants is 562, according to latest estimates.
The distance from the village of Konare to the town of Gurkovo is about 5km. There are 35km to the regional town of Stara Zagora, and about 46k is the distance to the city of Sliven. Stara Zagora Region is situated in the middle of South Bulgaria. It is bounded by the regions of Sliven, Yambol, Haskovo, Plovdiv, Gabrovo, and Veliko Tarnovo.
It covers the Stara Zagora plain, Kazanlak kettle, some of the middle parts of the Balkan Mountains and the Sredna Gora Mountains.
The region is rich in water resources. Besides the upper stream of the Tundzha River and its numerous tributaries, the area is abundant in karst springs. There are a lot of mineral springs in Pavel Banya, Stara Zagora SPAs, and the village of Yagoda. Koprinka Dam is one of the biggest in the country. The fertile Kazanlak kettle is famous for its special sorts of fragrant roses from which the precious rose oil is extracted. The protected areas of Enina Gorge and Maglizh Gorge, whimsical cliff formations, beautiful waterfalls (Kademliisko Praskalo, Babsko Praskalo, Tarnichensko Praskalo, Golemiyat Skok, etc.) and the caves in the region offer very good conditions for tourism and relaxation. Parts of the Great Bulgarian Forest, which had once covered the territory of the whole country, have been preserved – Vetrenska Gora and Tulovska Gora. In the village of Granit one can find the oldest tree in Bulgaria – a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) of 1640 years of age.
The fertile lands of the region have been inhabited since ancient times. Numerous vestiges of prehistoric life were found but of unquestionable interest are the remains of Thracian culture. Numerous Thracian mounds and tombs uncovered along the Tundzha River in the Kazanlak kettle gave right to name the region “The Valley of Thracian Kings”. Most valuable of all is the Thracian tomb of Kazanlak, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. There are a number of historic monuments in the region that are related to the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Rule.
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