Municipality Zemen

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.

2009-06-26 Monastery St. John the Baptist near village of Jablyano (Culture)

2006-09-13 The Zemen Monastery - Completely different from the XIVc.officials Byzantine and Turnovo school styles (Culture)

Info abou Zemen municipality (Zemen)

www.zemen-region.info (Zemen)

Zemen Monastery (Zemen)