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°18′33″N 25°49′43″E / 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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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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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  1. ^ "Census, Population of Bulgarian Settlements 2020". Grao.BG.
  2. ^ "Паисий". www.g-oryahovica.org. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  3. ^ "Bulgarian Libraries and Community Halls in Settlements" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Bulgaria population census 2011". Population Stat.