Paisiy ( bg, Паисий ) is a
village
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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 ...
. It is located in
Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality
Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality ( bg, Община Горна Оряховица) is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Veliko Tarnovo Province, central-north Bulgaria. It covers an area of 318 km² with a total population of 48,695 people (as ...
, in the province of
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 ...
. As it was counted in the 2020 census, the village has a population of 118 people.
Geography
Paisiy village is located at an elevation of 210 meters. The village is positioned northeast of
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 ...
, in a small valley between the villages of
Strelets
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Lozen
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, and
Vinograd.
History
Near Paisiy village there are traces of
Thracian
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and
Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
settlements and a preserved old Roman road.
Before 1934, the village was known as ''Arnauti'' ( ), so named because of the
Arnauts
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(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 Bulgarian population census in
2011
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.
References
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Villages in Veliko Tarnovo Province