Sirishtnik

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Sirishtnik Сирищник
Village
Coordinates: 42°34′17″N 22°48′47″E / 42.57139°N 22.81306°E / 42.57139; 22.81306
Country	Bulgaria
Oblast	Pernik
Opština	Kovachevtsi
Government
• Mayor (Municipality)	Vasil Stanimirov (BSP)
Area
• Total	20.106 km2 (7.763 sq mi)
Elevation	742 m (2,434 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Total	371
• Density	18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Area code	07727
Vehicle registration	РК

Sirishtnik (Bulgarian: Сирищник [ˈsiriʃtnik]) is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Kovachevtsi municipality, Pernik Province. It lies 25 km west of Pernik, at 42°34′N 22°49′E / 42.567°N 22.817°E / 42.567; 22.817, 742 metres above sea level. As of 2005, it had a population of 268 and the mayor was Plamen Yanev. The village is situated on the banks of the Svetlya River, a tributary of the Struma.

Sirishtnik is the birthplace of former Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, who, while born there, grew up in the neighbouring village of Kosacha, from where his mother and father stem.