Draganovets

Draganovets village is located in Municipality Targovishte, 25 kilometers South away from Targovishte.

The continental climate makes the area perfect for the main occupation of the local population which is tobacco harvest and animal husbandry.

The elevation of the village ranges between 200 and 299 meters with an average elevation of 219 meters above sea level.[2]

The remains of a Neolithic  village and fortress were found 2 kilometers south from Draganovets. Moreover, in the same area, Thracian remains were archeologically excavated.  They date back to the 2nd - 4th centuries.

In the same area, around the 5th century, a Christian temple had been elevated. According to the archeologists and historians who worked on the site, the temple they found is the only five-nave church in Bulgaria.[3]

The roads leading toward Draganovets village are in poor condition. But there is a functioning school in the village and daily public transport toward Omurtag.[4]

• Elementary school “Sv.sv Kiril i Metodii” was founded in 1888.
• An active kindergarten “Number 5, The red riding hood”
• The local community center and library “Hristo Botev” was founded in 1927.

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