Asenovo, Pleven Province
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Asenovo is a village in northern Bulgaria, part of Nikopol
municipality, Pleven Province
. It was founded in 1892 by Roman Catholic 203 households of Banat Bulgarians
returning to Bulgaria
from the Banat
. They came mainly from the village of Vinga, but also from Dudeştii Vechi
(Stár Bišnov), Konak and Breştea
(Brešćа).
The village is located 24 km from Nikopol and 28 km from Pleven
, on the main road between the two towns. It has an area of about 1.36 km2. Asenovo's design features straight, narrow streets and 12,000 m2 lots, each divided in four 3,000 m2 yards. Most of the houses have a specific Banat Bulgarian architecture, being narrow and long towards the yard and having a more sharp-pointed roof than the typical Eastern Orthodox Bulgarian houses.
Asenovo is named after the medieval Bulgarian Asen dynasty
. The village has a Catholic church (of the Holy Trinity) and a chitalishte
(читалище, "community centre"), which was founded in 1927 and named after Petar Parchevich
. It disposes of a large and a small hall and a library. Asenovo's Banat Folklore Group is known for winning a total of 18 gold medals at the 5th and 6th National Fair of Folk Art in Koprivshtitsa
.
Primarily after World War I
, some Eastern Orthodox Bulgarians also settled in Asenovo, but they are a minority.
the village has a population of 325 inhabitants, mostly Roman Catholic by confession, and the mayor is Petar Ivanov of the Bulgarian Socialist Party
.
Nikopol, Bulgaria
Nikopol is a town in northern Bulgaria, the administrative center of Nikopol municipality, part of Pleven Province, on the right bank of the Danube river, 4 km downstream from the mouth of the Osam river. It spreads at the foot of steep chalk cliffs along the Danube and up a narrow valley...
municipality, Pleven Province
Pleven Province
Pleven Province is a province located in central northern Bulgaria, bordering the Danube river, Romania and the Bulgarian provinces of Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo and Lovech. It is divided into 11 subdivisions, called municipalities, that embrace a territory of 4,333.54 km² with a population, as...
. It was founded in 1892 by Roman Catholic 203 households of Banat Bulgarians
Banat Bulgarians
The Banat Bulgarians are a distinct Bulgarian minority group which settled in the 18th century in the region of the Banat, which was then ruled by the Habsburgs and after World War I was divided between Romania, Serbia, and Hungary...
returning to Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
from the Banat
Banat
The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania , the western part in northeastern Serbia , and a small...
. They came mainly from the village of Vinga, but also from Dudeştii Vechi
Dudestii Vechi
Dudeştii Vechi is a commune in Timiş County, Romania...
(Stár Bišnov), Konak and Breştea
Denta
-Villages:The commune is composed of four villages: Breştea, Denta, Roviniţa Mare and Roviniţa Mică.Breştea was founded in 1842 by around 110 families of Roman Catholic Banat Bulgarians from Dudeştii Vechi ....
(Brešćа).
The village is located 24 km from Nikopol and 28 km from Pleven
Pleven
Pleven is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality...
, on the main road between the two towns. It has an area of about 1.36 km2. Asenovo's design features straight, narrow streets and 12,000 m2 lots, each divided in four 3,000 m2 yards. Most of the houses have a specific Banat Bulgarian architecture, being narrow and long towards the yard and having a more sharp-pointed roof than the typical Eastern Orthodox Bulgarian houses.
Asenovo is named after the medieval Bulgarian Asen dynasty
Asen dynasty
The Asen dynasty ruled a medieval Bulgarian state, called in modern historiography the Second Bulgarian Empire, between 1187 and 1280.The Asen dynasty and the Second Bulgarian Empire rose as the leaders of a rebellion against the Byzantine Empire at the turn of the year 1185/1186 caused by the...
. The village has a Catholic church (of the Holy Trinity) and a chitalishte
Chitalishte
A chitalishte is a typical Bulgarian public institution and building which fulfils several functions at once, such as a community centre, library and a theatre. It is also used as an educational institution, where people of all ages can enroll in foreign language, dance, music and other courses....
(читалище, "community centre"), which was founded in 1927 and named after Petar Parchevich
Petar Parchevich
Petar Parchevich or Petar Mihaylov Parchev was a Bulgarian Roman Catholic archbishop, diplomat, scholar, baron of Austria and one of the architects behind the anti-Ottoman Chiprovtsi Uprising....
. It disposes of a large and a small hall and a library. Asenovo's Banat Folklore Group is known for winning a total of 18 gold medals at the 5th and 6th National Fair of Folk Art in Koprivshtitsa
Koprivshtitsa
Koprivshtitsa is a historic town in Sofia Province, central Bulgaria, lying on the Topolnitsa River among the Sredna Gora mountains. It was one of the centres of the April Uprising in 1876 and is known for its authentic Bulgarian architecture and for its folk music festivals, making it a very...
.
Primarily after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, some Eastern Orthodox Bulgarians also settled in Asenovo, but they are a minority.
the village has a population of 325 inhabitants, mostly Roman Catholic by confession, and the mayor is Petar Ivanov of the Bulgarian Socialist Party
Bulgarian Socialist Party
The Bulgarian Socialist Party is social-democratic political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. The BSP is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Socialist International, and is currently led by Sergei Stanishev....
.