Rasnik is a village in
southern Bulgaria
Southern Bulgaria (, ''Yuzhna Balgariya'') is the southern half of the territory of Bulgaria, located to the south of the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains which conventionally separates the country into a northern and a southern part. Besides th ...
, in
Pernik Municipality
Pernik Municipality () is a municipality in the Pernik Province of Bulgaria.
Demography
At the 2011 census, the population of Pernik was 97,181. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (91.4%) with a minority of Gypsies/Romani (1.83%). 6.36% o ...
, Pernik Province. Аccording to the 2020 Bulgarian census, Rasnik has a population of 399 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.
Geography
Rasnik village is in Municipality
Pernik
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, 15 kilometers west of Pernik and 40 kilometers from
Sofia
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, the capital of
Bulgaria
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. The neighboring villages are Meshtitsa and Viskyar.
Rasnik village lies between the plain Bazglav and
Viskyar mountain, at an average elevation of 782 meters.
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.
Ethnicity
According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.
References
{{Pernik Province
Villages in Pernik Province