The old elm town of Sliven

Overview

The old elm is a thousand-year-old tree in the town of Sliven - one of the symbols of the town. It is of the species Elm carpinifolia - a deciduous deciduous tree with a well-developed root system. It is one of the few remaining from the Great Bulgarian Forest (Magna Silva Bulgarika), which stretched from the Rhodopes to the Black Sea. The specimen in Sliven is over 1000 years old (estimated to be around 1100).

The millennial tree is located in the center of the city at the beginning of the main pedestrian promenade and is huge, majestic and beautiful. Part of its trunk is cemented to preserve it.

The old elm is connected with the history of Sliven since the time of Turkish slavery:
"This tree is famous, it is one of the symbols of the city. A place of death and a shrine, a monument to the rebellious intransigence of the people of Sliven. has hanged the grandfathers - heroes, but the people of the city love this suffering sage and support him "(Damyan Damyanov)

Nowadays, the tree is a common place for appointments or to collect subscriptions for organized events.