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.

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.

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