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Rasnik
Village in Pernik Province, Bulgaria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rasnik is a village in southern Bulgaria, in Pernik Municipality, Pernik Province.[1] Аccording to the 2020 Bulgarian census, Rasnik has a population of 399 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.[2]
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Geography
Rasnik village is in Municipality Pernik, 15 kilometers west of Pernik and 40 kilometers from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The neighboring villages are Meshtitsa and Viskyar.[3]
Rasnik village lies between the plain Bazglav and Viskyar mountain, at an average elevation of 782 meters.[4]
History
Near the village, the remains of an ancient settlement have been found. The first written data confirming the existence of Rasnik dates back to the 16th century.
There are remains of an ancient Roman road near the village. According to local non-confirmed legends, the village was first established in 1306. It used to be in another area but later moved to its current location.
The name Rasnik stems from the fact that once in the area of the village the verdure was thriving. Rasnik translates into growth from Bulgarian language.[5]
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Ethnicity
According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[6]
| Number | Percentage(in %) | |
| Total | 399 | 100.00 |
| Bulgarians | 394 | 99 |
| Turks | 0 | 0 |
| Romani | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 |
| Do not define themselves | 0 | 0 |
| Unanswered | 5 | 1 |
References
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