The
Breznik municipality is in Pernik
District (Western Bulgaria) and is located in the Western half of the
Graovsko field. The average altitude above sea level is 750 m; the arable land
is 204,000,000 sq. m. The municipal center town of Breznik is at a distance of 50 km from Sofia and 18 km from the district
center Pernik. The relief in the
municipality Breznik is varied, the climate is moderate
continental. To the northeast the valley borders Viskyar Mountain, and to the
south and southwest it reaches Lubach and Cherna Gora mountains. Typical for the
municipality are natural reserves of oil shale, red sandstone, iron-containing
mineral water. The territory of the municipality is crossed by small rivers such
as the Svetlya, the Konska, the Mala Reka. There are micro-dam lakes in many of
the population centers, namely Begounovtsi, Slakovtsi, Konska, Izvor and
Breznik. Many of the dams have been granted under concessions
and are used for fish breeding, irrigation, tourism.