Tran, Bulgaria

Tran, Bulgaria

, meaning "thorn") is a small town in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. It is 27 kilometres away from the town of Breznik and 15 km from the border with Serbia.

The town was first mentioned in 1451 as "Tran"; its name was also rendered as "Turun", "Tuin", "Turan", "Taran" throughout the 15th–16th centuries. [cite book|last=Чолева-Димитрова|first=Анна М.|title=Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник|publisher=Пенсофт|location=София|date=2002|isbn=9546421685|oclc=57603720|language=Bulgarian|pages=pp. 174–175] One distinctive feature of the town is that a unique dialect of the Bulgarian language is spoken in Tran. This dialect differs so greatly from ordinary Bulgarian that someone from a nearby town such as Pernik could not understand it easily. The Erma River 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), which includes the following 52 places:

Honour

Tran Crag on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Tran.

Notes

See also

*Torlakian dialect


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