Pravda is a village in Northern Bulgaria. The village is a part of Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province. Counted by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Pravda currently has a population of 572 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.[1]
Pravda | |
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Village | |
| Pravda | |
  Pravda Pravda village on the map of Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo province | |
| Coordinates: 43°09′38″N 25°40′51″E / 43.160646°N 25.680911°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Veliko Tarnovo |
| subdivision Municipality | Gorna Oryahovitsa |
| Area | |
• Total | 318 km2 (123 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 572 |
| Area code | 061704 |
Geography
editPravda takes part in Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality and is located at an elevation of 92 meters. The village exists in its current location (On the left shore of the Yantra River) since 1897.[2]
Culture
editIn 1952 the name of the village was changed to Pravda from Tsiganovo. The first known written text that mentions the village dates back to the year 1415.
The roads in the village are straight and asphalted. There are two large agricultural facilities that are still operational in the field of seeds production.
The total number of households in the village is around 400.
Buildings
editDuring 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 1905, the community hall and library "Zvezda 1905" was built. It is still acting.[3]
Ethnicity
editAccording to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[4]
| Number | Percentage (In %) | |
| Total | 630 | 100.00 |
| Bulgarians | 564 | 89.52 |
| Turks | 0 | 0 |
| Romani | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 4 | 0.63 |
| Do not define themselves | 0 | 0 |
| Unanswered | 60 | 9.52 |
References
edit- ^ "Census, Population of Bulgarian Settlements 2020". Grao.BG.
- ^ "Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality". Pravda Village Geography.
- ^ "Guide Bulgaria". Information on Pravda Village Library.
- ^ "Bulgaria population census 2011". Population Stat.