Tran, Bulgaria

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") is a small town in Pernik Province

Pernik Province

Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other municipalities are Breznik, Kovachevtsi, Radomir, Tran, and Zemen.Industry is of vital importance for the economy of the province...

, western Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north , Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south...

. It is 27 kilometres away from the town of Breznik

Breznik

Breznik is a town in western Bulgaria, 50 km away from Sofia. It is located in Pernik Province and is close to the towns of Bankya and Pernik. It has 4,500 inhabitants. Villages in the municipality include Dushintsi....

 and 15 km from the border with Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country located in both Central and Southeastern Europe. Its territory covers the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and central part of the Balkans...

.

The town was first mentioned in 1451 as Tran; its name was also rendered as Turun, Tuin, Turan, Taran throughout the 15th–16th centuries. One distinctive feature of the town is that a unique dialect of the Bulgarian language

Bulgarian language

Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian demonstrates several linguistic innovations that set it apart from all other Slavic languages except the Macedonian language, such as the elimination of case declension, the development of a suffixed definite...

 is spoken in Tran, closer to Serbian than ordinary Bulgarian making it hard for Bulgarians from Pernik e.g. to understand. The Erma River

Jerma

The Jerma or Erma is a river in southeastern Serbia and western Bulgaria. Even though not very long , it is notable for passing the Serbian-Bulgarian border twice.- Serbia :...

 which flows from the town has formed a magnificent george known as Transko Zhdrelo. Tran holds the Bulgarian lowest temperature record at −38.3°C (−36.94°F) registered in the winter of 1947.

Municipality

Tran is the seat of Tran municipality (part of Pernik Province

Pernik Province

Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other municipalities are Breznik, Kovachevtsi, Radomir, Tran, and Zemen.Industry is of vital importance for the economy of the province...

), which includes the following 52 places:

Bankya Bankya, Pernik Province Bankya is a village in the Tran municipality in western Bulgaria. The village located next to the border with Serbia. One house in Bankya is even split down the middle by the border. Bankya has an area of 5.651km2 and a population of 16 people.... Beraintsi Beraintsi Beraintsi is a small village in Tran municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 82 km from the capital city of Sofia, 6 km from the town of Tran and 13 km from the border with Serbia. To the north is the Ruy Mountain, which rises 1,706 m above sea level... Bogoyna Bogoyna Bogoyna is a village in the Tran municipality in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. The village located next to the border with Serbia. It was divided by the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine between Bulgaria and Serbia. The Serbian part of the village is called Petačinci.... Bohova Bohova Bohova is a village in the Tran municipality in western Bulgaria. It is located at the southwestern edge of the Znepolje valley. Bohova is located about two kilometers from the border with Serbia.... Busintsi Busintsi Busintsi is a village in the Tran municipality in western Bulgaria. It is famous for its pottery.The village is located at 750 meters above sea level.... Butrointsi Butrointsi Butrointsi is a village in the Tran municipality in western Bulgaria. It is about 10 km east from the town of Tran. Butrointsi is located at 900 m above sea level.... Dalga Luka Dalga Luka Dalga Luka is a village in the Tran municipality in western Bulgaria. It is situated in a narrow valley approximately 30 kilometers from the town of Tran. Dalga Luka is situated at about 850 meters above sea level.... Dokyovtsi Dolna Melna Dzhinchovtsi Elovitsa Erul Ezdimirtsi Filipovtsi Glavanovtsi Glogovitsa Gorna Melna Gorochevtsi Kashle Kozhintsi Kosturintsi Leshnikovtsi Leva Reka Lomnitsa Lyalintsi Lyalintsi Lyalintsi is a village in Tran municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 65 km from the capital city of Sofia. The village was first mentioned in 1446 as Lelintsi and in 1455 as Lyalintsi... Milkyovtsi

Miloslavtsi Mraketintsi Mramor Nasalevtsi Nedelkovo Nedelkovo Nedelkovo is a village near the small town of Tran, western Bulgaria. The village was named after the local partisan supporter Nedelko Savov in 1950; its old name was Baba, first mentioned as Babin Dol in 1451 and as Baba in 1453... Paramun Paramun Paramun is a village in Tran municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 66 km from the capital city of Sofia and 14 km from the town of Tran, near the Serbian border. The toponym is of Byzantine Greek origin, from the loanword paramun meaning "guard, watch, sentry"... Penkyovtsi Prodancha Prodancha Prodancha is a small village in Tran municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 67 km from the capital city of Sofia. The village's name was first attested in 1447 as Prodancha; 15th–17th century sources also hint at the variants Prodankovitsa and Prodantsi... Radovo Rani Lug Reyanovtsi Shipkovitsa Slishovtsi Staychovtsi Strezimirovtsi Studen Izvor Tran Tsegrilovtsi Turokovtsi Velinovo Vidrar Vrabcha Vrabcha Vrabcha is a small divided village in Tran municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 70 km from the capital city of Sofia and 10 km from the town of Tran. The village was first mentioned in 1453 as Vrabets ; its name is derived from the Bulgarian word for cock sparrow,... Vukan Yarlovtsi Zabel Zelenigrad

Honour

Tran Crag

Tran Crag

Tran Crag rises to 490m in the Tangra Mountains of Livingston Island, Antarctica and projects from the tributary glacier draining the west slopes of Friesland Ridge between St. Boris Peak and Simeon Peak. It is named after the town of Tran in Western Bulgaria.-Location:The crag is located at ...

 on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands

South Shetland Islands

The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about 120 kilometres north of the Antarctic Peninsula. By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for non-military...

, Antarctica

Antarctica

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 is named after Tran.

See also

• Torlakian dialect