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Pernik

British  
/ ˈpɛrnik /

noun

  1. Former name (1949–62): Dimitrovo.  an industrial town in W Bulgaria, on the Struma River. Pop: 84 000 (2005 est)

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Stanislav Vladimirov, mayor of Pernik, a Bulgarian town close to the site, said that accidents were common in the area because of the notoriously dangerous roads.

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2021

The mayor of the nearby village of Pernik said the motorway was in poor condition on that section and there were often accidents in the area.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2021

On a side trip to the Pernik coal mines, the Bulgarian general in charge succumbed to habit; he wagged a forbidding finger when the first American camera appeared.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I do not understand Kamenz," said Truyn, after they had installed themselves comfortably, and Georges had called from the window for a glass of Pernik beer.

From 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance by Ossip Schubin

Pernik is the junction of several railway lines, trains coming from two separate watering-places connect here with trains from Prague, and set free the travellers who have tried the virtue of the various baths.

From 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance by Ossip Schubin

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