Dragizhevo

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]

43°04′06″N 25°44′27″E / 43.068219°N 25.740833°E / 43.068219; 25.740833CountryBulgariaProvinceVeliko TarnovoMunicipalityLyaskovetsArea • Total16.823 km² (6.495 sq mi)Elevation210 m (690 ft)Population • Total921Area 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

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