Gabra

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). The original name of the village is Chukurovo (Bulgarian: Чукурово). Since 1934 it is changed to Gabra. The name Gabra derives from the European Hornbeam. For the first time Gabra is mentioned in an Ottoman record of celepkeşan's (livestock traders) in November 1576. The document is a detailed inventory of celepkeşan in 13 kazas, including Sofia. The document is stored in the SS....