Vitanovo Reserve

The Vitanovo reserve.

Vitanovo (Bulgarian: Витаново) is a nature reserve in the Strandzha Nature Park in the Strandzha mountains. It lies in south-eastern Bulgaria near the border with Turkey. The reserve is 754.5 hectares large. The nearest village is Brashlyan.

Within the territory of the reserve there are 462 species of plants: 421 herbaceous, 26 relict and 9 Balkan endemic species. The reserve is characterized by forests of Carpinus betulus, Quercus cerris and different species of oak.

Among the natural landmarks in Vitanovo are karst springs and caves, the most studied of which is the Bratanova Cave.

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Protected areas of Bulgaria

National parks	Central Balkan Pirin Rila

Nature parks	Belasitsa Bulgarka Golden Sands Persina Rila Monastery Rusenski Lom Shumensko Plato Sinite Kamani Strandzha Vitosha Vrachanski Balkan

Nature reserves	Atanasovo Lake Burgas Lake Bistrishko Branishte Boatin Central Rila Reserve Chengene Skele Dzhendema Ibar Kaliakra Kamchia Kozya Stena Mandra Lake Parangalitsa Peeshti Skali Poda Severen Dzhendem Silkosiya Skakavitsa Sokolna Srebarna Sredoka Stara Reka Steneto Tisovitsa Torfeno Branishte Tsarichina Usungeren Uzunbodzhak Vitanovo

Malko Tarnovo Municipality

Capital: Malko Tarnovo

Villages	Bliznak Brashlyan Byala voda Evrenozovo Gramatikovo Kalovo Mladezhko Slivarovo Stoilovo Vizitsa Zabernovo Zvezdets

Landmarks	Strandzha Nature Park Petrova Niva Uzunbodzhak Reserve Vitanovo Reserve Srednoka Reserve Rezovo River Veleka

Culture	Nestinarstvo

Notable people

Coordinates: 41°59′38″N 27°25′29″E / 41.99389°N 27.42472°E / 41.99389; 27.42472

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