Parvomaytsi is a village in Northern Bulgaria, in Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province, and is also the largest village in the province. According to the 2020 Bulgarian census, the village has a population of 2565 people.[1]
| Parvomaytsi | |
| Elevation M: | 91 |
| Image Caption: | The church Voznesenie Gospodne in Parvomaytsi |
| Coordinates: | 43.153°N 25.6521°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
| Area Code: | 06175 |
| Postal Code: | 5139 |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.721 |
| Official Name: | Parvomaytsi |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gorna Oryahovitsa |
| Subdivision Name1: | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Population Total: | 2565 |
Parvomaytsi village is at an elevation of 104 meters. The village is 5 kilometers from the railway station of Gorna Oryahovitsa and 12 kilometers north from Veliko Tarnovo. The river Yantra crosses near the village.
It borders the nearby villages Pravda, Samovodene, and Polikraishte. Agricultural lands of the village are 74%, while forests are 9%, and settlements 10%.
The first written text found in Bulgarian history which mentions the village dates back to the XII century.
The settlement used to include two villages Teminsko and Sergyuvets, later with an order from the Municipality both are combined to form one village – Parvomytsi with a total population of 3138 people, making it the largest in the province.[2]
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.
According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[5]
| Number | Percentage(в %) | ||
| Total | 2784 | 100.00 | |
| Bulgarians | 2612 | 93.82 | |
| Turks | 5 | 0.17 | |
| Romani | 3 | 0.10 | |
| Others | 8 | 0.28 | |
| Do not define themselves | 7 | 0.25 | |
| Unanswered | 149 | 5.35 |