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Rositsa () one from the three villages with the name Rositsa in
Rositsa is located at 6 km from
The village Rositsa was founded in the 15th century. In the areas Yortluka and Bati bara existed a village from the Byzantine period. This village was connected to the destroyed monastery Saint Ivan Predtecha. During the Ottoman rule the village suffered Islamization. Many Bulgarians moved to the nearest village Byala Cherkva. In the 1830s a few families such as Ignatovi, Halachevi, Sarbilashevi moved back to the village. After the 
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
. The village is located in Veliko Tarnovo Province
Veliko Tarnovo () is a province in the middle of the northern part of Bulgaria. Its capital city, Veliko Tarnovo, is of historical significance as it was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The province is divided into ten municipalitie ...
.
Geography
Rositsa is located at 6 km from Pavlikeni
Pavlikeni ( ) is a town in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Northern Bulgaria, about 41 kilometers from the city of Veliko Tarnovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Pavlikeni Municipality. As of December 2010, the town had a population ...
, and 4 km from Byala Cherkva. The river Rositsa flows near the village.
History
The village Rositsa was founded in the 15th century. In the areas Yortluka and Bati bara existed a village from the Byzantine period. This village was connected to the destroyed monastery Saint Ivan Predtecha. During the Ottoman rule the village suffered Islamization. Many Bulgarians moved to the nearest village Byala Cherkva. In the 1830s a few families such as Ignatovi, Halachevi, Sarbilashevi moved back to the village. After the Liberation of Bulgaria
The Liberation of Bulgaria is the historical process as a result of the Bulgarian Revival. In Bulgarian historiography, the liberation of Bulgaria refers to those events of the Tenth Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) that led to the re-establishme ...
in 1878 many Bulgarians returned to the Rositsa. The Turks inhabited the south part of the village. The village was named Gruhcheva mahala until 1934. There was a large flood in 1939. In the 1950s the population was 870.
Culture
Education
Primary school "Cyril and Methodius", founded in 1904.References
Villages in Veliko Tarnovo Province {{VelikoTarnovo-geo-stub