Pernik
Pernik (Bulgarian: Перник) is a city in western Bulgaria, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the capital Sofia. It is the capital of Pernik Province. About 75,000 people lived there.

A view of Pernik

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The city is on both banks of the Struma River in the Pernik Valley between the Golo Bardo, Vitosha, Lyulin and Viskyar mountains.
Twin towns
    
Pernik is twinned with:
 Balashikha, Russia Balashikha, Russia
 Elektrostal, Russia Elektrostal, Russia
 Huai'an, China Huai'an, China
 Jagodina, Serbia Jagodina, Serbia
 Kavadarci, North Macedonia Kavadarci, North Macedonia
 Lublin, Poland Lublin, Poland
 Luhansk, Ukraine Luhansk, Ukraine
 Nilüfer, Turkey Nilüfer, Turkey
 Orosei, Italy Orosei, Italy
 Orsha, Belarus Orsha, Belarus
 Ovar, Portugal Ovar, Portugal
 Pantelej, Serbia Pantelej, Serbia
 Pardubice, Czech Republic Pardubice, Czech Republic
 Pusztaszer, Hungary Pusztaszer, Hungary
 Rožaje, Montenegro Rožaje, Montenegro

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