Rasnik

Rasnik is a village in southern Bulgaria. The village is located in Pernik Municipality, Pernik Province. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Rasnik currently has a population of 399 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.^[1]

Rasnik
Village
Rasnik
Rasnik Rasnik village on the map of Bulgaria, Pernik province
Coordinates: 42.7203969°N 23.001607°E / 42.7203969; 23.001607
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Pernik Province
Municipality	Pernik Municipality
Area
• Total	21.013 km2 (8.113 sq mi)
Elevation	782 m (2,566 ft)
Population
• Total	399
Area code	07714

Geography

Rasnik village is located in Municipality Pernik, 15 kilometers away west from Pernik and 40 kilometers away from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The neighboring villages are Meshtitsa and Viskyar.

Rasnik village is located between the plain Bazglav and Viskyar mountain, at an average elevation of 782 meters.^[2]

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.^[3]

Ethnicity

According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.^[4]

	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

1. "Census, Population of Bulgarian Settlements 2020". Grao.BG.
2. "Information Rasnik village". svetimesta.com.
3. "Rasnik Village info". obshinite.bg.
4. "Bulgaria population census 2011". Population Stat.