Pernik

Yardzhilovtsi Village

The village of Yardzhilovtsi is situated 10 km west from the city of Pernik, on the way to the Breznik region. The local residents of the village like to say, “There may be nothing else here, but...

Cherna gora Village

The village of Cherna Gora is situated in the territory of the town Batanovtsi, only a few kilometers away from Pernik. There, people have been celebrating Surva for as far back as people can...

Selishten Dol Village

The village of Selishten Dol is situated in the central part of Graovo, at the foot of Cherna Gora Mountain and 14 km away from Pernik. A document, preserved in the archive of the Institute of...

Meshtitsa Village

The village of Meshtitsa is situated 7 km to the north of Pernik on the road Pernik – Breznik. About 3–4 km to the east of the village are the western slopes of Lyulin Mountain and the village of...

Liulin Village

Lyulin village is situated in the southwestern slopes of Lyulin Mountain. It is 8 km away from the town of Pernik and is not far from the capital Sofia. It is composed from two previous villages –...

Leskovets Village

Leskovets village is just 6-7 km from the municipality center Pernik. The stone fountain on its small square is decorated with a bas-relief of a survashkar with a mask and bells. Even that sole fact...

Tsarkva quarter

Tsarkva is a southeastern quarter of Pernik. It is a former independent village, which in 1962 is renamed to Daskalovo, and in 1973 becomes part of the town. After 1989, its old name Tsarkva (meaning...

Bela Voda Quarter

Pernik’s Bela Voda Quarter is only 4 km from the center of the town and is situated on the two sides of the main road Sofia – Kyustendil. On 13 January in the evening around the fire in the central...

Zidartsi Village

Zidartsi village is located 10 km northwest from the town of Pernik and 6 km north from the town of Batanovtsi. Georgi Radoslavov shares his memories about the custom in the village. When he was a...

Dragichevo Village

The village of Dragichevo is situated in the southwestern slope of Luylin Mountain and is a starting point for the Rudartsi resort and for the Selimitsa Ridge of Vitosha Mountain. Administratively it...