Sirishtnik (Bulgarian: Сирищник, IPA: [ˈsi.riʃt.nik]) is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Kovachevtsi municipality, Pernik Province. It lies 25 km west if Pernik, at 42°34′N, 22°49′E, 742 metres above sea level. As of 2005, it has a population of 268 and the mayor is Plamen Yanev.GRBulgaria The village is situated on the banks of the Svetlya River, a tributary of the Struma. Sirishtnik is notable as the birthplace of Bulgarian PresidentGeorgi Parvanov, who, while born there, grew up in the neighbouring village of Kosacha, from where his mother and father stem. Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the âInternational Phonetic Alphabetâ. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. ... Overview of the city Pernik (Bulgarian: ) is a city in western Bulgaria with a population of 91,883 as of 2006. ... The Struma (Bulgarian: Струма, Greek: Strimonis, Turkish: Karasu (meaning black water in Turkish)) is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. ... This page will list the various republican heads of state of Bulgaria, as well as leaders of Bulgarias communist party during the time when it played the leading role in the Bulgarian state. ... Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov (Bulgarian: ) (born 28 June 1957) has been president of Bulgaria since 22 January 2002. ...