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'''Breznik''' ({{lang-bg|Брезник}}) is a town in western ], 50 km away from ]. It is located in ] and is close to the towns of ] and ]. It has 4,500 inhabitants. Villages in the municipality include ]. '''Breznik''' ({{lang-bg|Брезник}}) is a town in western ], 50 km away from ]. It is located in ] and is close to the towns of ] and ]. It has 4,500 inhabitants. Villages in the municipality include ] and ].


Breznik was first mentioned in the 11th-century ''Story of Isaiah'' and ''Bulgarian Apocryphal Chronicle'' as <small>БР(Ѣ)ЗНИКЪ</small>; 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 ], бреза (''breza''). It is cognate to the ] placename ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Чолева-Димитрова|first=Анна М.|title=Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник|publisher=Пенсофт|location=София|year=2002|isbn=954-642-168-5|oclc=57603720|language=Bulgarian|page=102}}</ref> Breznik was first mentioned in the 11th-century ''Story of Isaiah'' and ''Bulgarian Apocryphal Chronicle'' as <small>БР(Ѣ)ЗНИКЪ</small>; 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 ], бреза (''breza''). It is cognate to the ] placename ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Чолева-Димитрова|first=Анна М.|title=Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник|publisher=Пенсофт|location=София|year=2002|isbn=954-642-168-5|oclc=57603720|language=Bulgarian|page=102}}</ref>

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Place in Pernik, Bulgaria
Breznik Брезник
CountryBulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)		Pernik
Government
 • MayorHristo Milenkov
Elevation756 m (2,480 ft)
Population
 • Total4,489
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code2360
Area code07751

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 and Velkovtsi.

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 Street
  • Church Church
  • Museum Museum

References

  1. 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.
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  • city status after the census of 01.02.2011: Ignatievo, Kran
Municipalities of Pernik Province


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