Gabra, Sofia Province
Gabra | |
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Gabra Location of Gabra | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′N 23°37′E / 42.533°N 23.617°E | |
| Country | Габра |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Sofia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrey Penchev |
| Elevation | 892 m (2,927 ft) |
| Population (13.09.2005) | |
• Total | 1,102 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2112 |
| Area code | 071506 |
Gabra (Bulgarian: Габра), is a village in Western Bulgaria, part of Elin Pelin Municipality, Sofia Province. The village is located in the valley between the mountains Sredna Gora and Lozenska Planina. There is а church, a primary school and chitalishte. Near-by the village there is a small orthodox monastery called Saint Demetrius (Bulgarian: Свети Димитър, romanized: Sveti Dimitar). The original name of the village is Chukurovo (Bulgarian: Чукурово). Since 1934, it is changed to Gabra.