Pernik District is one of the 28 districts of Bulgaria. It
occupies an area of 2390.5 km² and has a population of 114,162
people according to the final data of the 2021 census. The
postal codes of the settlements in the Pernik district are from
2300 (for the city of Pernik) to 2499. Its vehicle code is RK.
Geography
Pernik District is located in Western Bulgaria
and in the geographical center of the Balkan Peninsula. Its
borders are marked to the north by the Zavaloviskyarska
mountain, to the northeast by Lyulin, to the southeast by
Vitosha, to the south by the Konyavska mountain. This area,
surrounded by mountain ranges with a height varying between 1000
and 2300 m, is naturally broken up by the Verillo-Ruy mountain
range. This incised mountain relief includes the
Pernishka-Breznishka, Radomirska and Zemenska valleys, crossed
by the Struma River and its uppermost full-water tributaries.
The basins are separated from each other by the
difficult-to-pass gorges carved by the Vladaiska River, Struma
River and Yablanitsa River. The preserved geographical names of
the four internal regions are Graovo (including Perniško and
Brezniško), Mrakata (Radomirsko), Kraishte (Zemensko) and
Znepole (Trunsko). The larger urban centers in the Pernik
district are Pernik, Radomir, Breznik, Zemen and Trun, and each
of them (along with their nearby villages) is separated into an
independent municipality (the municipality of Kovachevtsi is
added to them).
Breznik
Arzan, Babitsa, Banishte, Begunovtsi, Bilintsi,
Breznik, Breznishki spring, Brusnik, Velkovtsi, Vidritsa,
Gigintsi, Goz, Gorna Sekirna, Gorni Romantsi, Rezhantsi, Garlo,
Dolna Sekirna, Dolni Romantsi, Dushintsi, Zavala, Kosharevo,
Krasava, Krivonos .
Earthly
Berende, Blateshnitsa,
Vranya stena, Gabrovdol, Gorna Vrabcha, Gorna Glogovitsa,
Divlya, Dolna Vrabcha, Elovdol, Zabliano, Zemen, Kalotintsi,
Mureno, Odranitsa, Padine, Peshtera, Rayantsi, Smirov dol
Kovachevtsi
Eglnitsa, Kalische, Kovachevtsi, Sosacha,
Lobosh, Rakilovtsi, Svetlia, Sirishtnik, Slatino, Chepino
A pillowcase
Bogdanovdol, Bosnek, Viskyar, Vitanovtsi,
Golemo Buchino, Divotino, Dragichevo, Zidartsi, Kladnitsa,
Kralev dol, Leskovets, Lyulin, Meshtitsa, Pernik, Planinitsa,
Radui, Rasnik, Rudartsi, Selishchen dol, Studena, Batanovtsi,
Chuipetlovo, Montenegro, Yardzhilovtsi
Radomir
Baikalsko, Belanitsa, Boboratsi, Bornarevo, Vladimir, Gorna
Dikanya, Galabnik, Debeli lag, Dolna Dikanya, Dolni Rakovets,
Dragomirovo, Dren, Drugan, Zedna, Zhitusha, Izvor, Kasilag,
Kondofrey, Kopanitsa, Klenovik, Kosharite, Negovantsi,
Nikolaevo, Potsernentsi, Priboy, Radibosh, Radomir, Staro Selo,
Stefanovo, Uglyartsi, Chervena Mogila, Chukovets
A thorn
Bankya, Beraintsi, Bogoyna, Bohova, Busintsi, Butrointsi,
Velinovo, Vidrar, Vrabcha, Vukan, Glavanovtsi, Glogovitsa, Gorna
Melna, Gorochevtsi, Jinchovtsi, Dokiovtsi, Dolna Melna, Dulga
luka, Ezdimirtsi, Elovitsa, Erul, Zabel, Zelenigrad, Kozhintsi .
Turokovtsi, Filipovtsi, Tsegrilovtsi, Shipkovitsa, Yarlovtsi
To the east it borders the city of Sofia, to the west with Serbia, to
the north and southeast with the Sofia region, and to the south with the
Kyustendil region.
The Pernik district includes the
municipalities of Breznik, Zemen, Kovachevtsi, Radomir and Trun, and the
main administrative and economic center is the town of Pernik.
The climate in the area has strongly pronounced four seasons - a warm
but not hot summer is observed, while the winter is very cold. The
spring is cool and with a lot of rain, it occurs towards the end of
March and the beginning of April, and the autumn is warmer. In spring
and autumn, the hair dryer is a frequent phenomenon.
In the areas
near the mountains Vitosha, Lyulin, Golo Burdo and Lubash / in the areas
of Rudartsi, Kladnitsa, Studena, Pernik, etc./ the climate is more humid
and characterized by larger amounts of precipitation.
There are two main mineral water sources in the district - in "Byala
Voda" district and in the village of Rudartsi. The mineral water at the
village of Rudartsi is used for balneo-prophylactic purposes and is sold
as table water in the country and abroad.
The municipality of
Pernik covers the Pernik valley along the upper reaches of the Struma
River, part of the Vitosha National Park and the Ostritsa botanical
reserve. Tourist huts and shelters, a resort center with mineral water
in the village of Rudartsi, and dams in the villages of Jardzhilovtsi,
Meshtitsa, Studena and Bosnek have been built in the adjacent mountains.
Near the village of Bosnek in Vito you can find the karst spring
"Zivata voda" and the longest cave in Bulgaria "Duhlata". The proximity
of Vitosha and the "Rudartsi" balneological complex located in the
region are a good prerequisite for the future development of tourism and
ski sports.
"Vreloto" is a water monocular and storied cave in
the Bosnian karst region. 5 km north of the village of Bosnek, among
centuries-old trees, is the "Living Water" cave. "Selimitsa" hut is
located on the south-western slopes of Vitosha in the Lenishta area
under the Selimitsa mountain of the same name. It is located in the
middle of a coniferous and deciduous forest at 1305 m above sea level.
On Golo Burdo, under Ranchovo Gradishte peak, there is a "Nightingale"
hut.
Magnificent conditions for hunting tourism and recreation
are also provided by the hunting farm "Vitoshko", where the state game
breeding station "Vitoshko-Studena" with a nursery for mountain trout
also functions.
In the regional economy, almost all branches of material production
are represented, with ferrous metallurgy ("Stomana Industri"),
electricity and thermal energy production ("Toplofikatsia-Pernik" JSC;
"Electrorazpradelenie" EAD-Pernik district), machine building playing a
leading role and metalworking industry ("Pramet" /Feromagnit/; "Struma"
JSC "Inkoms - Tokoizpraviteli" JSC; "Solidus" OOD; ZGGM - JSC
"Mineralmash" JSC), coal mining, etc.
The share of light industry
(mainly tailoring), trade and services is growing.
Animal
husbandry, plant breeding and the cultivation of cereals are developed
in the district.
Pernishka region is characterized by a favorable geographical
location, in close proximity to Sofia at the crossroads of
trans-European transport corridors. To the west, the region is adjacent
to Serbia.
Railways have an important economic importance. the
lines Sofia - Pernik - Blagoevgrad - Petrich, Sofia - Pernik -
Gyueshevo, etc.
The region has strategic positions for the
development of the trans-European corridor No. 4. The E-79 highway
passes through its territory, connecting Sofia with Thessaloniki and
Skopje along one of the oldest trade routes in the Balkans.