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Sirishtnik (Bulgarian: Сирищник ) is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Kovachevtsi municipality, Pernik Province. It lies 25 km west of Pernik, at , 742 metres above sea level. As of 2005, it had a population of 268 and the mayor was Plamen Yanev. The village is situated on the banks of the Svetlya River, a tributary of the Struma.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.native_name
Сирищник
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Sirishtnik_centre_1.jpg
Settlement.elevation_m
742
Settlement.pushpin_map
Bulgaria
Settlement.native_name_lang
bg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Opština
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Pernik
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kovachevtsi
Settlement.leader_party
BSP
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor (Municipality)
Settlement.leader_name
Vasil Stanimirov
Settlement.area_total_km2
20.106
Settlement.population_total
371
Settlement.population_as_of
2024
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
kmetstvo of Bulgaria
Official name
Sirishtnik
Located in
Kovachevtsi
Population
237
Area
20.106
Elevation
742
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
Sirishtnik centre 1.jpg
Dialing code
07727
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postal code
2450
Commons category
Sirishtnik
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WikiProject Bulgaria
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Etymology
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Sirishtnik (Bulgarian: Сирищник ) is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Kovachevtsi municipality, Pernik Province. It lies 25 km west of Pernik, at , 742 metres above sea level. As of 2005, it had a population of 268 and the mayor was Plamen Yanev. The village is situated on the banks of the Svetlya River, a tributary of the Struma.

Sirishtnik is the birthplace of former Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, who, while born there, grew up in the neighbouring village of Kosacha, from where his mother and father stem.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sirishtnik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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