Official NSI EKATTE settlement record
Brestnik (Брестник)
Village in Rodopi municipality, Plovdiv province.
Find this settlement on a map
Official settlement reference location (latitude, longitude; WGS84): 42.053375, 24.766788.
View the settlement on OpenStreetMap ↗
Source: NSI EKATTE spatial register, version 2025.1 ↗, reference date 31 December 2025. This is a geographic reference point, not a verified street address, road access, parcel boundary or proof of local services.
Registered addresses, 15 September 2026
1,915 people registered at a permanent address; 1,985 at a current address; 1,513 with both addresses in this settlement.
These GRAO administrative registrations are not an estimate of physically present residents and are different from NSI statistical population. Official GRAO September 2026 table ↗.
Verified administrative facts
- Bulgarian name
- Брестник
- EKATTE code
- 06447
- Settlement classification
- Village
- Municipality
- Rodopi (Родопи) (PDV26)
- Province
- Plovdiv (Пловдив) (PDV)
- Official elevation band (EKATTE)
- 200–299 m Settlement classification band, not a plot survey
Research healthcare, transport and utilities
These are research sources, not verified services at this address. A municipality-level provider list does not prove that any particular village has a GP, railway stop, bus, mains water or functioning electrical connection.
- Doctors and healthcare: NHIF official contracted medical practitioners search ↗ and UK-to-Bulgaria healthcare guide. Search by the appropriate municipality or province; verify practice locations, new-patient acceptance and opening hours directly.
- Trains: Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) current journey planner ↗. Check the nearest station and date of travel. A listed municipality does not mean your village has a station.
- Local buses and roads: ask the municipality or transport operator for current routes, stops and winter schedules. Transport research checklist.
- Electricity: ERM West ↗, Elektrorazpredelenie Yug ↗, and Electrodistribution North ↗. Identify the actual network operator and obtain written connection conditions for the cadastral plot. Read the rural utilities guide.
- Water, wastewater and waste collection: ask the serving water company and municipality for specific connection feasibility, metering, drainage and collection arrangements. Do not infer that a neighbouring house has the same services.
Official sources checked 17 October 2026; individual providers, routes, opening hours and services are not yet locally verified. How to verify before buying ↗
Evidence-backed village facilities and local intelligence
These are dated source references, not confirmed opening hours, service availability, admissions, healthcare appointments, public transport or property-level utility connections. Entries marked historical may no longer apply.
- Brestnik village administration
The Administrative Register lists Brestnik's village office at Nezavisimost Street No. 29A in Rodopi Municipality, Plovdiv Province. Confirm its operating arrangements directly before a visit.
Officially listed; present-day operation not independently confirmed · Bulgarian Government Administrative Register · Reviewed 2026-10-17 · Review due 2026-11-30 · Original source ↗
- St Nicholas church in municipal heritage inventory
Rodopi Municipality documents the village church dedicated to St Nicholas, constructed in the nineteenth century. The inventory does not determine whether it is currently open or any statutory designation affecting surrounding property.
Historical reference; current position or operation not confirmed · Rodopi Municipality · Reviewed 2026-10-17 · Review due 2026-11-30 · Original source ↗
- Vasil Levski school documented by municipality and in 2026 projects
Rodopi Municipality's official project listing references energy-efficiency works at Vasil Levski Primary School in Brestnik. This is evidence of the educational facility and infrastructure project, not confirmation of medical staff, current admissions or the stage of the works.
Officially listed; present-day operation not independently confirmed · Rodopi Municipality · Reviewed 2026-10-18 · Review due 2026-11-18 · Original source ↗
- Nadezhda kindergarten: 2026 expansion works announced
Rodopi Municipality reported on 25 March 2026 that renovation started to convert an old kitchen into a new kindergarten group at Nadezhda in Brestnik. The published plan is not confirmation of completed works or available places.
Officially listed; present-day operation not independently confirmed · Rodopi Municipality · Reviewed 2026-10-18 · Review due 2026-11-18 · Original source ↗
- Dr Sonya Ganicheva-Zhilova: NHIF GP practice listing
The NHIF contracted-GP register lists Dr Sonya Ganicheva-Zhilova in Brestnik at 29A Nezavisimost Street, floor 2, rooms 9 and 6, with treatment room 10. Published 0311 42262 and 0888 442 736. This is an official practice listing, not a guarantee of new-patient intake, consultation hours or a confirmed entrance.
Address in English
29A Nezavisimost Street, 2nd floor, rooms 9 and 6, Brestnik, Rodopi Municipality, Plovdiv Province, BulgariaBulgarian address for local sat-nav
с. Брестник, ул. Независимост 29А, ет. 2, каб. 9 и 6, манипулационна 10, общ. Родопи, обл. Пловдив, БългарияPublished address, not a confirmed operating location. NHIF-published practice address, patient entrance and appointment times not independently confirmed.
Published telephone numbers
Bulgarian landline
- From a Bulgarian landline
- 0311 42262
- From a Bulgarian mobile
- 0311 42262
- From a UK mobile
- +359 311 42262
Bulgarian mobile
- From a Bulgarian landline
- 0888 442 736
- From a Bulgarian mobile
- 0888 442 736
- From a UK mobile
- +359 888 442 736
Number published by the cited source; not verified by telephone. Calling charges depend on your provider.
NHIF contracted-practice register listing; current appointments and patient intake unconfirmed · Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) contracted GP register · Reviewed 2026-10-18 · Review due 2026-11-18 · Original source ↗
- Dr Plamen Rusenov: NHIF-listed GP branch in Brestnik
NHIF contracted-GP register lists a branch of Dr Plamen Rusenov in Brestnik at 27 Nezavisimost Street, first floor, rooms 1 and 2, and separately lists a branch in Yagodovo. Phone 0886 841 679. Confirm which days he practises in Brestnik; NHIF listing does not guarantee registrations or opening times.
Address in English
27 Nezavisimost Street, 1st floor, rooms 1 and 2, Brestnik, Rodopi Municipality, Plovdiv Province, BulgariaBulgarian address for local sat-nav
с. Брестник, ул. Независимост 27, ет. 1, каб. 1 и 2, общ. Родопи, обл. Пловдив, БългарияPublished address, not a confirmed operating location. NHIF lists this as a branch; current clinic days and access unconfirmed.
Published telephone numbers
Bulgarian mobile
- From a Bulgarian landline
- 0886 841 679
- From a Bulgarian mobile
- 0886 841 679
- From a UK mobile
- +359 886 841 679
Number published by the cited source; not verified by telephone. Calling charges depend on your provider.
NHIF contracted-practice register listing; current appointments and patient intake unconfirmed · Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund contracted GP register · Reviewed 2026-10-18 · Review due 2026-11-18 · Original source ↗
- Dr Zdravka Penova — NHIF register
NHIF contracted service listing for this village. Hours, appointments, availability, medicine stock and whether patients are accepted are not confirmed. Published telephone listed.
Address in English
2 Zahari Stoyanov Street, first floor, room 9, Brestnik, Plovdiv Province, BulgariaBulgarian address for local sat-nav
с. Брестник, ул. Захари Стоянов 2, ет. 1, каб. 9, БългарияPublished address, not a confirmed operating location. NHIF-published location; exact street entrance and current hours unconfirmed.
Published telephone numbers
Bulgarian mobile
- From a Bulgarian landline
- 0888545137
- From a Bulgarian mobile
- 0888545137
- From a UK mobile
- +359 888545137
Number published by the cited source; not verified by telephone. Calling charges depend on your provider.
NHIF contracted-practice register listing; current appointments and patient intake unconfirmed · Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund · Reviewed 2026-10-18 · Review due 2026-11-18 · Original source ↗
- Pharmacy permit recorded at 27 Nezavisimost Street, Brestnik, Rodopi Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
The Bulgarian public pharmacy-permit register shows an active pharmacy permit at this location under ФАРМАДОЛЧЕ ЕООД, permit АП-1602004242-1. This does not confirm opening hours, stock, telephone, trade name or NHIF dispensing. English address: 27 Nezavisimost Street, Brestnik, Rodopi Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria. Bulgarian address: с. Брестник, ул. Независимост 27, общ. Родопи, обл. Пловдив, България.
Officially listed; present-day operation not independently confirmed · Bulgarian public pharmacy permits register · Reviewed 2026-10-18 · Review due 2026-11-18 · Original source ↗
Research by PluginPip Ltd. Reviewed 2026-10-18. Report an outdated listing.
Before buying: infrastructure and parcel checks
Important: These are regional enquiry points, NOT confirmation that an individual house has mains water, electricity, sewerage or broadband, or is safe from flooding.
- Electricity
Regional distribution network: Elektrorazpredelenie Yug (EP Yug)
- Water
Regional enquiry starting point: ViK Plovdiv
- Flood risk
Check river-flood maps AND local drainage at the cadastral parcel
- Protected land
Check Natura 2000 and protected-area boundaries
- Cadastral record
Check parcel identity, legal road access and mapped boundaries
- Broadband
Request exact-address broadband offers and test mobile indoors
Request evidence for the exact property
- Electricity: request meter EIC / account reference, legal capacity in kW and a written reconnect or first-connection quote.
- Water: request current meter/account proof, pressure and quality evidence; ask about summer restrictions.
- Wastewater: determine mains sewer availability or permits for the existing tank or treatment system.
- Access: verify legal, year-round road access and recorded easements across neighbouring land.
- Hazards: inspect parcel flood maps, hillside runoff, slope instability and fire access, not just regional averages.
- Protected features: check protected habitats, trees, cultural property and planning status before works.
- Connectivity: get a written fibre/fixed-wireless feasibility quote and test mobile signal inside the building.
Use the exact cadastral parcel number and ask for written, dated replies from the operator, municipality and an independent surveyor. A blank map is not proof there is no hazard.
PluginPip Ltd research · Checked 2026-10-18 · Next review 2026-11-18 · Full rural utility guide ↗
Mayoralty area recorded by NSI
This settlement is the recorded mayoralty centre.
- Official area code
- PDV26-04
- Recorded centre
- Brestnik (Брестник) · View centre settlement
This describes the NSI EKATTE administrative grouping, not a verified staffed office, postal address or present-day service availability. Confirm which office handles your enquiry with the municipality.
Municipality contacts for local enquiries
Responsible municipality: Rodopi (Родопи) (PDV26).
Published municipal website: https://rodopi.bg/.
Published email: obshtina@rodopi.bg (inbox receipt untested).
Ask the municipality about local administrative enquiries, building-permit procedures and council services. This is a municipality-level contact, not proof of a local office, healthcare provider, bus connection, utility connection or accessible service in this village.
Contact source captured 2026-10-17. Details can change; confirm with the authority before travel or sending personal information. Published authority source ↗
Village population at 31 December 2025
2,141 residents in total, comprising 1,063 male and 1,078 female residents.
Source: Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, settlement population by sex (2025) ↗. This is a dated official statistical figure, not a live headcount.
Nearby places and administrative centre
The administrative centre of this municipality is Plovdiv (Пловдив), 10.1 km in a straight line from the settlement reference point. The administrative centre is officially recorded in a different municipality; this does not change the settlement's own municipality.
Five geographically closest other officially recorded settlements within the same province:
- Belashtitsa (Белащица) (2.4 km straight-line)
- Kuklen (Куклен) (2.7 km straight-line)
- Branipole (Браниполе) (3.2 km straight-line)
- Galabovo (Гълъбово) (5.0 km straight-line)
- Ruen (Руен) (5.3 km straight-line)
Distances use official NSI 2025.1 settlement reference coordinates and a straight-line calculation. They are not road distances, journey times, accessible routes, evidence of shops or medical services, or parcel locations. A place in a neighbouring province may be closer than those listed. Official NSI spatial data ↗.
Local landscape and terrain
Village in mountainous or rugged surroundings. Approximate elevation at the settlement reference point: 269 m; sampled heights across a roughly 4 km area: 171–723 m.
Приблизителен релеф: планински или пресечен. Надморска височина в точката: 269 м; изследван диапазон: 171–723 м.
Derived from Mapzen open elevation tiles around the official NSI settlement point, not an official land-use or mountain-region designation. This does not establish road access, vegetation, water, flood risk or property-level slope. Elevation source ↗; Attribution ↗.
Woodland, farmland and nearby land cover
The largest mapped category around this settlement is grassland.
2021 satellite sample: grassland 57.1%; tree-covered land 24.5%; built-up land 14.3%; cropland 4.1%.
Най-големият установен клас земна покривка в околността е тревни площи. Проби от 2021 г.: тревни площи 57.1%; територии с дървесна растителност 24.5%; застроени територии 14.3%; обработваеми земи 4.1%.
ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m pixels), sampled at 49 positions across roughly 3 km by 3 km around the official NSI settlement point. Percentages describe the sampled points, not exact area shares, and are not a 2026 survey. This does not establish land ownership, farming permissions, planning zones, business activity, current vegetation or conditions of any property. ESA WorldCover source ↗; Dataset and citation ↗.
Businesses, shopping and everyday services
Locality: Brestnik (Брестник) · Rodopi (Родопи) · Plovdiv (Пловдив).
We found 3 mapped research records associated with this settlement. These are possible local businesses and facilities, not a verified inventory of operating premises. The mapping method cannot prove that a feature is within the village or town boundary.
Mapped categories include: 1 × Restaurant; 1 × Hotel; 1 × Car dealership.
Named mapped leads worth checking
- Pozitano 20 (Позитано 20) · Restaurant (Ресторант) · View mapped source ↗
- Vulkanizator (Вулканизатор) · Car dealership (Автокъща) · View mapped source ↗
- Berkut · Hotel (Хотел) · View mapped source ↗
Other settlements in Rodopi municipality with mapped leads
These locations are separate villages or towns, not services confirmed in Brestnik. Check local roads and transport before making plans.
- Belashtitsa (Белащица) · 1 mapped record
- Branipole (Браниполе) · 2 mapped records
- Markovo (Марково) · 5 mapped records
- Parvenets (Първенец) · 16 mapped records
Browse mapped businesses for this settlement · Search Google Maps for local services ↗ · Municipality services and settlements
Evidence: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), research snapshot. Attribution and licence ↗. Mapped names, service classifications and associations are unverified leads. No opening hours or active-business status is asserted. Suggest a correction.
How this place compares within its municipality
The 2025 NSI statistical population is 2,141 residents. Among the 21 settlements in Rodopi municipality with published numeric totals, this is rank 9 by population (counting joint ranks for equal totals). This is a settlement-size comparison, not a judgement about amenities or quality of life.
Comparable settlements in this municipality (NSI 2025):
- Ustina (Устина): 1,970 residents
- Belashtitsa (Белащица): 2,629 residents
- Krumovo (Крумово): 2,637 residents
What the physical geography means when researching property
The sampled surrounding terrain is mountainous or rugged; terrain elevation is approximately 269 metres at the official settlement coordinate. ESA WorldCover maps the largest share of sampled surrounding locations as grassland.
- Where grazing or farmland is nearby, ask about access, land classification and any neighbouring agricultural use at the particular parcel.
- Inspect actual approach roads in winter conditions and obtain a parcel-level assessment of slope, retaining structures and drainage.
These are research prompts derived from mapped evidence, not findings about a particular road, property, business or planning decision. A village can vary considerably from its sampled surroundings.
Based on the NSI statistical settlement population at 31 December 2025, NSI EKATTE identities, Mapzen/Tilezen terrain samples and ESA WorldCover 2021 land-cover samples. Analysis assembled by PluginPip Ltd. These sources do not prove current local services or property permissions. NSI population ↗; Terrain data ↗; ESA land-cover data ↗. Suggest a correction.
What still needs local verification
Current residents, local shops, water and electricity connections, school and medical services, road condition, mobile coverage, property prices and local flood risk are not verified for this settlement. Check each at the address and with the relevant municipality or service provider.
Plan a useful visit
- Check travel time and public transport to the municipal centre.
- Ask about year-round food shopping and healthcare.
- Check the exact plot identifier, road access and utility availability.
- Visit in different weather and speak with local residents.
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Source: NSI official EKATTE 2025 administrative register. Population figures are deliberately omitted until matched to a dated NSI population record for this exact EKATTE identity. This profile combines official settlement evidence and satellite-derived landscape analysis; operational local services and individual property conditions still require independent checking.