PERNIK
Location and transport accessibility:The town of
Pernik has 94 480 inhabitants and is located at 710
meters above the sea level. It is the largest town in
Southwestern Bulgaria after Sofia. It is settled at 30
km. to the southwest of Sofia, 59 km. to the northeast
of Kyustendil and 70 km. to the north of Blagoevgrad.
The town is regional center and it is the largest coal
output center in Bulgaria.
Pernik is important center with convenient road and rail
connections to Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Kulata, Kyustendil.
There are trolley bus and motorbus transport lines in
the city area. The transportation of passengers is
carried out for the most part by the municipal transport
agency.
The E 79 highway passes through the town's territory, as
well as many first-rate, second-rate and third-rate
roads. One of the oldest trade-routs of the Balkans –
Sofia-Thessalonica-Skopie traverses the region.
The town of Kovachevci is situated in the valley of
Svetlia river, at 28km to the west of Radomir. It is
mentioned in 1676 with the name Kovachovcha.
There is another town in Bulgaria with the same name
near Sofia, which history is connected with Georgi
Dimitrov – it’s the place of birth of this man, who took
part in the burning of the German Reichstag in the years
of fascism.
TRAN
Location and transport accessibility:
The location of the town of Tran is in the Znepole
hollow, at 730m above the sea level. There are road
mounds in good shape around the town, which outlined the
main road from Dubrovnik and the Adriatic coast to
Serdika. This road is known like Znepolski way.
The area of Tran is noted for its building skills of its
masters and the unique Busin ceramic school.
Here the lowest temperature is measured in the country. |
