Paisiy (village)

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]

Paisiy
Village
Paisiy
Paisiy is located in Bulgaria
Paisiy
Paisiy
Paisiy village on the map of Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo province
Coordinates: 43.309099°N 25.828609°E / 43.309099; 25.828609
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceVeliko Tarnovo
MunicipalityGorna Oryahovitsa
Area
  Total12.656 km2 (4.887 sq mi)
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
  Total118
Area code06166

Geography

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

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

  • 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

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

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