Paisiy (Bulgarian: Паисий [pɐˈisij]) is a village in Northern Bulgaria. It is located in Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality, in the province of Veliko Tarnovo. As it was counted in the 2020 census, the village has a population of 118 people.[1]

Paisiy
Village
Paisiy
Paisiy Paisiy village on the map of Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo province
Coordinates: 43.309099°N 25.828609°E / 43.309099; 25.828609
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Veliko Tarnovo
Municipality	Gorna Oryahovitsa
Area
• Total	12.656 km2 (4.887 sq mi)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population
• Total	118
Area code(s)	06166

Geography

Paisiy village is located 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 (Арнаути [ɐrnɐˈuti]), so named because of the Arnauts (Bulgarian: Arnauti) living there during Ottoman times.[2]

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.[3]

Ethnicity

According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[4]

References

На других языках

[ru] Паисий (село)