Dragizhevo Dragizhevo is a village in Northern Bulgaria . The village is in Lyaskovets Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province . Аccording to the 2020 Bulgarian census, Dragizhevo has a population of 921 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.
Village in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Geography
Dragizhevo village is in Northern Bulgaria , 11 kilometers southeast of Veliko Tarnovo , and 4 kilometers from Lyaskovets.
The elevation in the village varies between 200 and 299 meters with an average of 210 meters.
The climate is continental, with a cold winter and a warm summer, making it a good place for agriculture and animal husbandry.
History and culture
The initial establishment of the settlement began with the merger of four or six smaller villages – Batley, Dzhurovets, Fashkovets, and Sharkovets.
Buildings
In 1894 the village built its current library and community hall "Razvitie".
Half a kilometer away from the village, the Medieval Ottoman Stronghold Gradishte's remains can be found.
In 1888 the high school "Kiril i Metodii" was built. The first headmaster was Atanas Dachov.
The church was built in 1837. "Sv Konstantin i Elena" Ethnicity
According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.
Number
Percentage(in %)
Total
831
100.00
Bulgarians 736
88.56
Turks 5
0.60
Romani 6
0.72
Others
18
2.16
Do not define themselves
0
0
Unanswered
64
7.70
