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Arbanasi
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Bulgaria

Arbanasi

Location: Arbanasi · Veliko Tarnovo

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Official name
Арбанаси
Settlement type
Village
Municipality
Veliko Tarnovo
EKATTE code
00583
Elevation range
300–499 m
Data: National Statistical Institute, EKATTEMore about the settlement on Wikipedia

Administrative data as of 15 May 2026. Coordinates: NSI layer 2025.1, reference date 31 December 2025.

Arbanasi stands on a plateau near Veliko Tarnovo and is known for its historic merchants’ houses and churches. Solid stone exteriors contrast with richly decorated church interiors. The Church of the Nativity and Konstantsaliyata’s House illustrate two aspects of the village’s heritage: religious art and the domestic world of a prosperous merchant.

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The Konstantsalieva House illustrates Arbanasi’s distinctive fortified-home architecture, enclosed by high stone walls. Its ethnographic exhibition presents wealthy merchants’ lives during the village’s flourishing sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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Population and area

Population
367 people
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Area reported by the source
11.881 km²
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Location and surroundings

Municipal centre
Veliko Tarnovo (Veliko Tarnovo Municipality) · ≈ 3.8 km
Provincial centre
Veliko Tarnovo (Veliko Tarnovo Municipality) · ≈ 3.8 km

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Administrative centres and coordinates: NSI, EKATTE
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