Varbitsa, Veliko Tarnovo Province
Varbitsa is a village in Northern Bulgaria, in Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province. Аccording to the 2020 Bulgarian
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Municipality | Gorna Oryahovitsa |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.93 km2 (21.595 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,089 |
| Postal code | 5128 |
| Area code | 061703 |
census, Varbitsa currently has a population of 1089 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The village is 25 kilometers from Veliko Tarnovo and 15 km from Gorna Oryahovitsa. It lies on the shore of the Yantra River. The climate's characteristic traits are a hot summer and a cold winter.
The elevation of the village ranges between 50 and 99 meters, with an average elevation of 56 meters.[2]
Most of the land area of the village (89%) is covered by agricultural territories, followed by 8% of urbanized areas and 3% of dams and rivers. The village has no forests within its area.
Culture
[edit | edit source]The old name of the village was Vleshitsa, in 1936, it receives the name Varbitsa. In the nearby area Mustadzha there are traces of Roman and Thracian civilizations.[3]
Buildings
[edit | edit source]During the period after the merger of the two villages Sergyuvets and Teminsko, Parvomaytsi flourishes as a settlement. Most buildings were built during that time.
- In 1863, the village's first school was established and built.
- In 1937, the municipality raised funds to build the church "Sv Georgi Pobedonosets”
- In 1894, the library and community hall "Gradina – Varbitsa 1894" was built.[4]
Ethnicity
[edit | edit source]According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[5]
| Number | Percentage(in %) | |
| Total | 1070 | 100.00 |
| Bulgarians | 390 | 36.44 |
| Turks | 181 | 16.91 |
| Romani | 13 | 1.21 |
| Others | 0 | 0 |
| Do not define themselves | 0 | 0 |
| Unanswered | 475 | 44.39 |
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