Dragizhevo is a village in Northern Bulgaria. The village is located in Lyaskovets Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province. Аccording to the numbers counted by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Dragizhevo currently has a population of 921 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.[1]

Dragizhevo
Village
Dragizhevo
The Culture Center of Dragizhevo
The Culture Center of Dragizhevo
Dragizhevo is located in Bulgaria
Dragizhevo
Dragizhevo
Dragizhevo village on the map of Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo province
Coordinates: 43°04′06″N 25°44′27″E / 43.068219°N 25.740833°E / 43.068219; 25.740833
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceVeliko Tarnovo
MunicipalityLyaskovets
Area
 • Total16.823 km2 (6.495 sq mi)
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 • Total921
Area code0619

Geography

Dragizhevo village is located in Northern Bulgaria, 11 kilometers away southeast from Veliko Tarnovo, and 4 kilometers away from Lyaskovets.

The elevation in the village varies between 200 and 299 meters with an average of 210 meters.[2][3]

The climate conditions in the village are continental, with a cold winter and a warm summer, making it a good place for agriculture and animal husbandry.

History and Culture

The initial establishment of the settlement began with the merger of four or six smaller villages - Batley, Dzhurovets, Fashkovets, and Sharkovets.

Buildings

  • In 1894, the village built its current library and community hall “Razvitie”.
  • Half a kilometer away from the village, the Medieval Ottoman Stronghold Gradishte’s remains can be found.
  • In 1888, the high school “Kiril i Metodii” was built. The first headmaster was Atanas Dachov.
  • The church was built in 1837. “Sv Konstantin i Elena”[4]

Ethnicity

According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[5]

Number Percentage(in %)
Total 831 100.00
Bulgarians 736 88.56
Turks 5 0.60
Romani 6 0.72
Others 18 2.16
Do not define themselves 0 0
Unanswered 64 7.70

References

  1. ↑ "Census, Population of Bulgarian Settlements 2020". Grao.BG. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Dragizhevo Village". Ekatte.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Разстояния от Село Драгижево". Guide Bulgaria (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  4. ↑ "С. Драгижево - антична и османска крепост Градище | Български крепости". 2016-08-16. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  5. ↑ "Bulgaria population census 2011". Population Stat. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27.


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