Dragichevo is a village in
Southern Bulgaria
Southern Bulgaria (, ''Yuzhna Balgariya'') is the southern half of the territory of Bulgaria, located to the south of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally separates the country into a northern and a southern part. Besides th ...
, in
Pernik Municipality
Pernik Municipality () is a municipality in the Pernik Province of Bulgaria.
Demography
At the 2011 census, the population of Pernik was 97,181. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (91.4%) with a minority of Gypsies/Romani (1.83%). 6.36% o ...
, Pernik Province. Аccording to the 2020 Bulgarian census, Dragichevo has a population of 2149 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.
Geography and culture
Dragichevo is at the foot of
Lyulin mountain, at an elevation of 740 meters. There are four quarters in the village: Kalinitsa, Rekata, Garata, and Rudarska.
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
Pernik ( ) is List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province an ...
. 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.
Ethnicity
According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.
References
{{Pernik Province
Villages in Pernik Province