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]
Village in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
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
|
References
