Krusheto is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

, located in

Northern Bulgaria Northern Bulgaria ( bg, Северна България, Severna Bylgarija), also called Moesia ( bg, Мизия, ''Mizija'') is the northern half of Bulgaria, located to the north of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally sep ...

. The village is located in

Gorna Oryahovitsa Gorna Oryahovitsa ( bg, Горна Оряховица ) is a List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, town in northern Bulgaria, situated in Veliko Tarnovo Province, from Veliko Tarnovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Gorna Orya ...

Municipality,

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...

Province. As of the 2020 census, the village has a population of 820 people with a current address registered in the settlement.

Geography

Krusheto is located at an elevation of 147 meters. It is positioned in the northwest part of Municipality

and its area borders with

and

Polski Trambesh Polski Trambesh ( bg, Полски Тръмбеш ) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, part of Veliko Tarnovo Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Polski Trambesh Municipality, which lies in the northeastern part of th ...

. The river Yantra passes through the area of the village, which makes the lands fertile and eligible for harvest and agriculture. Another river that passes near the village is Rositsa. 75% of the landmass of the village is an agricultural domain, while 10% remain forests and the settlement takes up only 9% of the land area.

Culture

After the end of

Ottoman Rule in Bulgaria The history of Ottoman Bulgaria spans nearly 500 years, from the conquest by the Ottoman Empire of the smaller kingdoms emerging from the disintegrating Second Bulgarian Empire in the late 14th century, to the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878. As ...

, the village’s name changes from Armutli to Krusheto. Which means the same in both Turkish and Bulgarian languages - a place of Pear trees. 3 Kilometers west of the village an Agricultural institute can be found. It specializes in educating agricultural workers in the respective field.

Buildings

* The church “Sveti Dimitar” was built in

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. * The Library and community center “Napredak” , was built in

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and is still active.

Ethnicity

According to the Bulgarian population census in

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References

{{Reflist Villages in Veliko Tarnovo Province