Pisarevo, Veliko Tarnovo Province

Pisarevos a village in Northern Bulgaria. The village is a part of Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province. According to the 2020 Bulgarian census, the village has a population of 1079 people with a permanent address registered there.[1]

Pisarevo
Village
Pisarevo
Pisarevo is located in Bulgaria
Pisarevo
Pisarevo
Pisarevo village on the map of Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo province
Coordinates: 43.155779°N 25.7902141°E / 43.155779; 25.7902141
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceVeliko Tarnovo
MunicipalityGorna Oryahovitsa
Area
 • Total11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 • Total1,079
Area code06175

Geography

Pisarevo village is located at an elevation of 72 meters. Initially the village was located in the Lozitsa area, and then it was moved on the left shore of Yantra river, and finally it settled in its current location.

The main occupation of the inhabitants is animal husbandry.

Culture

The first written text found about the village of Pisarevo dates back to the Emperor soldier of the Roman Empire - Trajan.

The old name of the village used to be Yzazhikyoy which meant the blind Turks. The village was moved three times before it settles to its current location.

More than 800 of the 1000 population of the village are Muslims.

Buildings

During the period after the merger of the two villages Sergyuvets and Teminsko, Parvomaytsi flourishes as a settlement. Most buildings were built during that time.

  • In 1867, the first school in Pisarevo was established. The homes of villagers were used as classrooms due to the lack of a school building.
  • The first church school was built in 1870.  
  • In 1930 the high school of the village was built.[2]
  • In 1929, one of the largest fountains of the municipality was built in Pisarevo.
  • In 1991, a Mosque was built.
  • In 1905, the library and community hall “Saglasie” was built.[3]

Ethnicity

According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[4]

Number Percentage(в %)
Total 794 100.00
Bulgarians 224 28.21
Turks 503 63.36
Romani 32 4.03
Others 0 0
Do not define themselves 0 0
Unanswered 23 2.89

References
  1. "Census, Population of Bulgarian Settlements 2020". Grao.BG.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Information on Pisarevo Village". Gorna Oryahovitsa.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Information on library and community hall Pisarevo". Chitalishta.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Bulgaria population census 2011". Population Stat.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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