Dragizhevo
Village in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
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Dragizhevo is a village in Northern Bulgaria. The village is in Lyaskovets Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province. Аccording to the 2020 Bulgarian census, Dragizhevo has a population of 921 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.[1]
Dragizhevo | |
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Village | |
| Dragizhevo | |
The Culture Center of Dragizhevo | |
  Dragizhevo Dragizhevo village on the map of Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo province | |
| Coordinates: 43.068219°N 25.740833°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Municipality | Lyaskovets |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.823 km2 (6.495 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 921 |
| Postal code | 5145 |
| Area code | 0619 |
Geography
Dragizhevo village is in Northern Bulgaria, 11 kilometers southeast of Veliko Tarnovo, and 4 kilometers from Lyaskovets.
The elevation in the village varies between 200 and 299 meters with an average of 210 meters.[2][3]
The climate is 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 |