Tryavna Municipality
# Tryavna Municipality

Tryavna Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Трявна) is a municipality (obshtina) in Gabrovo Province, North-central Bulgaria, located on the northern slopes of the central Stara planina mountain to the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Tryavna.

The municipality embraces a territory of 255 $km^2$ (98 sq mi) with a population of 12,461 inhabitants, as of December 2009.

The area is best known with the Bulgarian National Revival architectural complex in the main town.

## Settlements

(towns are shown in bold): Population (December 2009)

* Tryavna - Трявна - 9,831
* Azmanite - Азманите - 4
* Armyankovtsi - Армянковци - 4
* Bangeytsi - Бангейци - 34
* Bahretsi - Бахреци - 18
* Belitsa - Белица - 54
* Bizhovtsi - Бижовци - 13
* Brezhnitsite - Брежниците - 13
* Bardarite - Бърдарите - 4
* Bardeni - Бърдени - 6
* Chakalite - Чакалите - 4
* Chernovrah - Черновръх - 78
* Daevtsi - Даевци - 6
* Dimievtsi - Димиевци - 3
* Dobrevtsi - Добревци - 12
* Dolni Radkovtsi - Долни Радковци - 0
* Donchovtsi - Дончовци - 6
* Dragnevtsi - Драгневци - 10
* Drandarite - Драндарите - 3
* Darvari - Дървари - 0
* Daskarite - Дъскарите - 0
* Enchovtsi - Енчовци - 19
* Farevtsi - Фъревци - 3
* Fartuni - Фъртуни - 0
* Hristovtsi - Христовци - 7
* Kashentsi - Кашенци - 5
* Kerenite - Керените - 3
* Kiselkovtsi - Киселковци - 0
* Kisiytsite - Кисийците - 44
* Koevtsi - Коевци - 0
* Koychovtsi - Койчовци - 5
* Kolyu Ganev - Колю Ганев - 0
* Konarskoto - Конарското - 0
* Kreslyuvtsi - Креслювци - 5
* Krastets - Кръстец - 28
* Krastenyatsite - Кръстеняците - 0
* Kartipanya - Къртипъня - 0
* Malki Stanchovtsi - Малки Станчовци - 13
* Malchovtsi - Малчовци - 3
* Manevtsi - Маневци - 12
* Marutsekovtsi - Маруцековци - 0
* Mateshovtsi - Матешовци - 2
* Milevtsi - Милевци - 11
* Mrazetsi - Мръзеци - 13
* Nenovtsi - Неновци - 0
* Nikachkovtsi - Никачковци - 0
* Nikolaevo - Николаево - 11
* Nozherite - Ножерите - 3
* Noseite - Носеите - 6
* Okoliite - Околиите - 8
* Oshanite - Ошаните - 5
* Pavlevtsi - Павлевци - 0
* Planintsi - Планинци - 0
* Plachkovtsi - Плачковци - 1,930
* Pobak - Побък - 0
* Popgergevtsi - Попгергевци - 1
* Prestoy - Престой - 42
* Parzhigrah - Пържиграх - 0
* Radevtsi - Радевци - 57
* Radino - Радино - 3
* Raevtsi - Раевци - 2
* Raynushkovtsi - Райнушковци - 4
* Ralevtsi - Ралевци - 2
* Rachovtsi - Рачовци - 0
* Rashovite - Рашовите - 2
* Ruevtsi - Руевци - 10
* Svirtsi - Свирци - 4
* Sechen kamak - Сечен камък - 7
* Skortsite - Скорците - 2
* Staynovtsi - Стайновци - 5
* Stanchov Han - Станчов хан - 38
* Strazhata - Стражата - 0
* Stramtsi - Стръмци - 2
* Tomchevtsi - Томчевци - 3
* Yabalkovtsi - Ябълковци - 0
* Yavor - Явор - 2
* Yovovtsi - Йововци - 1
* Zelenika - Зеленика - 1

## Demography

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

Tryavna Municipality :

| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Population | 18,876 | 17,928 | 16,450 | 14,391 | 13,245 | 12,876 | 12,461 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001, Census 2011, „pop-stat.mashke.org“, |||||||||

### Religion

According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

Religious composition of Tyavna Municipality

Orthodox Christianity

89.4%

Catholicism

0.6%

Protestantism

0.7%

Islam

0.2%

No religion

3.7%

Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable

5.4% :

