Paisiy (village)
Paisiy | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Paisiy | |
  Paisiy Paisiy village on the map of Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo province | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′33″N 25°49′43″E / 43.309099°N 25.828609°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Municipality | Gorna Oryahovitsa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.656 km2 (4.887 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 118 |
| Area code | 06166 |
Paisiy (Bulgarian: Паисий [pɐˈisij]) is a village in Northern Bulgaria. It is located in Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality, in the province of Veliko Tarnovo. As it was counted in the 2020 census, the village has a population of 118 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
Paisiy village is located at an elevation of 210 meters. The village is positioned northeast of Gorna Oryahovitsa, in a small valley between the villages of Strelets, Lozen, and Vinograd.
History[edit]
Near Paisiy village there are traces of Thracian and Roman settlements and a preserved old Roman road.
Before 1934, the village was known as Arnauti (Арнаути [ɐrnɐˈuti]), so named because of the Arnauts (Bulgarian: Arnauti) living there during Ottoman times.[2]
Buildings[edit]
- The school was built in 1936 and was closed in the 1970s due to a lack of pupils.
- Paisiy is one of the few villages in the municipality lacking a community hall and library.[3]
Ethnicity[edit]
According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[4]
| Number | Percentage(в %) | |
| Total | 146 | 100.00 |
| Bulgarians | 60 | 41.09 |
| Turks | 73 | 50 |
| Romani | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 |
| Do not define themselves | 0 | 0 |
| Unanswered | 13 | 8.91 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Census, Population of Bulgarian Settlements 2020". Grao.BG.
- ^ "Паисий". www.g-oryahovica.org. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "Bulgarian Libraries and Community Halls in Settlements" (PDF).
- ^ "Bulgaria population census 2011". Population Stat.