Pernik was developed as a city during communism to produce coal and steel. Panel built cities were raised to house the workers in proximity of the plants. Pernik supplied factories across Bulgaria. The capital Sofia is only 30 kilometres away. Today most of the factories have cut back production drastically or closed down completely. The warehouses lay derelict and the chimneys stand idle against the backdrop of the snowcapped Vitosha mountain. Pernik has become a dormitory city providing cheap accomodation for workers in Sofia. The traffic jams on the road between Sofia and Pernik are legendary.
Half the children in nurseries suffer from allergies.
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