Paisiy (village)

Paisiy ( ) is a village in Northern Bulgaria, in Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality, in the province of Veliko Tarnovo. According to the 2020 census, the village has a population of 118 people.

Geography

Paisiy village is 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 ( ), so named because of the Arnauts (Bulgarian: Arnauti) living there during Ottoman times.

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.

Ethnicity

According to the Paisiy village records in October 2025.

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