Gabrovo Municipality is named after the capital of the province it's located in, and it's best known for the Shipka Pass architectural reserve.
It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Gabrovo which is also the capital of the province. Aside from the rich cultural landmarks of the main city, the area is best known with the beautifully preserved architectural reserve of Bozhentsi village and the north approach to Shipka Pass which was a noted place of the Bulgarian history and one of the main transport connections between the north and south parts of Bulgaria and the Balkan peninsula. It was opened with a ceremony in 1934 and designed by architect Atanas Donkov and sculptor Aleksandar Andreev. 
