Dragichevo

Dragichevo is a village in Southern Bulgaria, in Pernik Municipality, Pernik Province.^[1] Аccording to the 2020 Bulgarian census, Dragichevo has a population of 2149 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.^[2]

Dragichevo
Village
Dragichevo
Dragichevo Village's square
Dragichevo Dragichevo village on the map of Bulgaria, Pernik province
Coordinates: 42.604264°N 23.13908°E / 42.604264; 23.13908
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Pernik Province
Municipality	Pernik Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Victor Victorov
Area
• Total	20.448 km2 (7.895 sq mi)
Elevation	751 m (2,464 ft)
Population
• Total	2,149
Area code	07718

Geography and culture

Dragichevo is at the foot of Lyulin mountain, at an elevation of 740 meters.^[3] There are four quarters in the village: Kalinitsa, Rekata, Garata, and Rudarska.^[4]

History

The first mention of Dragichevo village dates back to 1715. There are records of a village called Dragishchuva at its location from 1420. Afterwards, the name changes to Dragidzhuva in 1576 and to Dragichevo in 1728.

Buildings and infrastructure

The infrastructure of the village is very well developed as many of the people settled there live and work in Sofia and Pernik. There is public transport, although the village is polluted due to it.

Buildings

• The church "Uspenie Bogorodichno" was built in 1862
• The local school dates back to 1895.
• The local community hall and library was built in 1922.^[5]

Ethnicity

According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.^[6]

	Number	Percentage(in %)
Total	2121	100.00
Bulgarians	2020	95
Turks	0	0
Romani	27	1.2
Others	4	0.1
Do not define themselves	0	0
Unanswered	67	3