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Underground Mining Museum, Pernik
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National Tourist Site

Underground Mining Museum, Pernik

A museum inside an old coal mine gallery, unique in the Balkans.

National Tourist Site

About Underground Mining Museum, Pernik

The Mining Museum in Pernik was created in 1986 inside an underground gallery where brown coal was mined between 1891 and 1966. It is the only museum of its kind in the Balkans.

Visitors walk through the tunnels and see the tools, machines and working conditions of the miners. Pernik grew as Bulgaria's main coal town in the 20th century.

What to see

  • Underground Mining Museum

Business directory

Companies in Pernik Province

14 companies listed in the province, featured members first.

3A Steel OOD

Metalworking and Metal Products

Radomir

3A Steel is a centre for manufacturing of products and processing of workpieces, made from sheet steel. Using laser cutting, punching, bending and welding we ar...

Besttechnica TM-Radomir

Metalworking and Metal Products

Radomir

Besttechnica TM-Radomir is a public joint stock company. The factory is situated nearby the town of Radomir at about 45 km south-west from the capital Sofia. Se...

BG Pallets

Packaging

Pernik

"BG Pallets" is the new name of "Darvoexport" - Bulgarian Greek company whose subject of activity is tightl specialized in the production os pallets. The produc...

BNB Trading Ltd.

Machinery and Equipment

Pernik

BNB Trading Ltd. is founded in the beginning of 2009. Our main goal is to supply recycling, mining and quarry industries with high quality wear and spare parts....

BUSSAN Ltd.

Electrical Engineering

Pernik

BUSSAN Ltd.- Bulgaria is founded in 1990, specialized in developing and producing of power supplies and power electronic solutios. We work closely together with...

Central Repairs Base Ltd.

Metalworking and Metal Products

Pernik

“Central Repairs Base” Ltd., Pernik (CRB) is a private company, an owner of the oldest repair facility in Bulgaria. Founded more than a century ago, CRB has gro...

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Sources

Figures checked 13 October 2026. Information only, not investment, tax or legal advice.

  1. Bulgarian Tourist Union: 100 National Tourist Sites
  2. Wikipedia (Bulgarian): Музей на минното дело