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Zemen ( ) is a town in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. Located near the Pchelina Reservoir on the banks of the Struma River, it is the administrative centre of Zemen Municipality.

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Zemen
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Земен
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Zemen Monastery TB (7).jpg
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The medieval church of the Zemen Monastery
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Bulgaria
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Zemen
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Mayor
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Postal Code
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Pernik
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1,498
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2020

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Climate
  • History
  • Antiquity
  • Middle Ages
  • Ottoman rule
  • Modern history
  • Religion
  • Notable people
  • Honours
  • References

Zemen ( ) is a town in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. Located near the Pchelina Reservoir on the banks of the Struma River, it is the administrative centre of Zemen Municipality.

== Geography ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zemen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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