| Revision as of 23:26, 17 February 2011 editRjwilmsiBot (talk | contribs)Bots, Pending changes reviewers1,602,950 editsm Per WP:ISBN formatted 1 ISBNs using AWB (7596)← Previous edit | Revision as of 16:30, 27 February 2011 edit undoLuckas-bot (talk | contribs)929,662 editsm r2.7.1) (robot Adding: de:Bresnik (Bulgarien)Next edit → | ||
| Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | |||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 27 February 2011
Place in Pernik, Bulgaria| Breznik Брезник | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Provinces (Oblast) | Pernik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hristo Milenkov |
| Elevation | 756 m (2,480 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,489 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2360 |
| Area code | 07751 |
Breznik (Template:Lang-bg) is a town in western Bulgaria, 50 km away from Sofia. It is located in Pernik Province and is close to the towns of Bankya and Pernik. It has 4,500 inhabitants. Villages in the municipality include Dushintsi.
Breznik was first mentioned in the 11th-century Story of Isaiah and Bulgarian Apocryphal Chronicle as БР(Ѣ)ЗНИКЪ; it was already a city by then. The town was mentioned throughout the 15th-19th centuries, attesting its continuous existence. Its name is derived from the Bulgarian word breznik, referring to a birch forest, from the word for birch, бреза (breza). It is cognate to the Czech placename Březník.
Honour
Breznik Heights on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Breznik.
-
Street
-
Church
-
Museum
References
- Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М. (2002). Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник (in Bulgarian). София: Пенсофт. p. 102. ISBN 954-642-168-5. OCLC 57603720.
 | This Pernik Province, Bulgaria location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
| Municipalities of Pernik Province | |
|---|---|