The Zemen Municipality is part of Pernik District. It is 42 km to the southwest of Pernik and 70 km away from Sofia. The town of Zemen is located in a little trough along the valley of the Strouma River and has semi-mountainous relief. The altitude is 700 m above sea level. The railway from Sofia to Kyustendil /Gyueshevo/ passes through its territory. It is part of the envisaged Transport Corridor No. 8, which is to connect the Adriatic Sea with the Black Sea. The most often visited tourist site by both Bulgarian and foreign tourists is the Zemen Monastery. It is 1,5 km from the Zemen Railway Station.