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Norwood ist eine charmante Stadt im zentralen Hochland Sri Lankas , eingebettet im Herzen des Teeanbaugebiets der Insel. Umgeben von nebligen Bergen, üppigen Teeplantagen und einer kühlen Brise bietet Norwood einen ruhigen Rückzugsort in einer der landschaftlich schönsten Regionen Sri Lankas.

Die Stadt ist Teil des Distrikts Nuwara Eliya und liegt an der malerischen Route zwischen Hatton und Maskeliya . Norwood ist bekannt für seine Teeplantagen aus der Kolonialzeit, insbesondere unter der Marke Ceylon Tea, und Besucher können den gesamten Prozess der Teeherstellung vom Pflücken bis zum Verpacken miterleben.

Besucher von Norwood können atemberaubende Ausblicke auf hügelige Teefelder genießen, aktive Teefabriken besichtigen und die ruhige Landschaft bei Spaziergängen und Wanderungen erkunden. Die Nähe zum Castlereagh Reservoir, Adam's Peak und den Devon Falls macht Norwood zu einem idealen Ausgangspunkt für Erkundungstouren durch die Central Highlands.

Insgesamt ist Norwood ein Muss für alle, die eine Mischung aus natürlicher Schönheit, kulturellem Charme und dem ruhigen Lebensstil des sri-lankischen Teelandes suchen. Es ist ein ideales Ziel zum Entspannen, Fotografieren und Entdecken des Erbes des Ceylon-Tees.

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About Nuwara Eliya District

Nuwara Eliya is a town of central province in Sri Lanka. It is located at an altitude of 1,868 m (6,128 ft) in the central highlands and is considered one of the most important locations for Tea production in Sri Lanka. The town is overlooked by Pidurutalagala, the highest mountain in Sri Lanka. Due to the high altitude, Nuwara Eliya has a much cooler climate than the lowlands of Sri Lanka, with a mean annual temperature of 16 °C. But the temperature changes and sometimes it can be like 3°C. In the winter months it is quite cold at night, and there can even be frost. Although it rapidly warms up as the tropical sun climbs higher during the day.

About Central Province

The Central Province of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. The province has an area of 5,674 km², and a population of 2,421,148. Some major towns include Kandy, Gampola (24,730), Nuwara Eliya and Bandarawela. The population is a mixture of Sinhalese, Tamil and the Moors.

Both the hill capital Kandy and the city of Nuwara Eliya are located within the Central Province as well as Sri Pada. The province produces much of the famous Ceylon tea, planted by the British in the 1860s after a devastating disease killed all the coffee plantations in the province. Central Province attracts many tourists, with hill station towns such as Kandy, Gampola, Hatton and Nuwara Eliya. Temple tooth or Dalada maligawa is the main sacred place in Centrel province.

The climate is cool, and many areas about 1500 meters often have chilly nights. The western slopes are very wet, some places having almost 7000 mm of rain per year. The eastern slopes are parts of the mid-dry zone as it is receiving rain only from North-Eastern monsoon. The Temperatures range from 24°C at Kandy to just 16°C in Nuwara Eliya, which is located 1,889 m above sea level. The highest mountains in Sri Lanka are located in the Central Province. The terrain is mostly mountainous, with deep valleys cutting into it. The two main mountain regions are the central massif and the Knuckles range to the east of Kandy.