Location

Aydemir is the largest village in Bulgaria and comprises 7800 residents. It is located in the North-eastern Bulgaria. The village has a total area 1115 decars and is in Aydemir Valley, about 5 km west from the regional town of Silistra and 3 km south from the Danube.
It consists of 3 parts - Delenkite quarter, central part and Tataritsa quarter. In the central part goes a republic road Silistra-Ruse.

History

In the village of Aydemir in 1940 when South Dobrudzha had been released (by Krayovskata Agreement) from the village of Almali (North Dobrudzha) had settled almaliytsi. They had come from the other side of the border with Romania. From village of Yabalkovo, Haskovo region had come grebentsi. Shikovtsi are Balkan people /balkandzhii/ who had come from the Kotel region. Until the 40s Delenkite quarter had been populated by Macedonians. The great Russian settlers from the sect of nekrasovtsite found refuge in Turkey in the year of 1674 after Bulavinskiya suppression of rebellion in Russia. More than three centuries Tataritsa neighbourhood stands on the map of Bulgaria. In 1881 a population of 332 people, 264 of them were with old religious views. The belief leads people to gather in compact villages not mixed with other peoples, language and faith. The ancestors had come from the shores of Don and were 16 families. Later from Romania had come 60 more. At the beginning of last century they have become more than 300. Each family had 6, 8 or 10 children. Today this is Aydemir quarter. Later in 1955 village of Tataritsa was adjoined. Aydemir is the largest village in Bulgaria. Incurred during the Ottoman yoke, it is mentioned in Turkish documents from the year of1620 as Aya Timur. In 1675 is as Aydemir and in 1792 as Aytemir. In Bucharest peace contract /1913 / it remains in Romanian territory. It had been returned to Bulgaria with the help of Krayovski peace contract /1940/. In the year of 1970 the village was already a part of town of Silistra. In 1976 it was declared independent village and centre of a municipality. Today in 2004 it is an independent village council to Silistra municipality and district.

Cultural landmarks

St Trinity church was built in village of Aydemir by Russian troops in 1829. The church keeps two candelabrum made by the muzzles of Russian rifles, numerous valuable manuscripts, some of which are written on parchment. The bell is granted by Russian soldiers during one of the Russian-Turkish wars that had been on the territory of the village. These are called 'Russian candlesticks' and are respected with particular love together with gonfalons and primitively painted icons of that time. St Trinity cultural monument has valuable icons from the twilight of Trevnen School of Art and icon. Now it is not restored, but is a cultural object and is used for sad Orthodox rituals and celebrations. It is visited all-around-the-year by Aydemir population, Bulgarians and foreign tourists.

Sources: http://www.aidemir.com/