Tran (city)

Tran (Трън)
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Basic data
State :	Bulgaria
Oblast :	Pernik
Residents :	2315  (December 31, 2016)
Coordinates :	42 ° 50 ′  N , 22 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 50 ′ 6 "  N , 22 ° 39 ′ 4"  E
Height :	790 m
Postal code :	2460
Telephone code :	([phone]
License plate :	PK
administration
Mayor :	Stanislav Nikolov
Ruling party :	GERB

Tran ( Bulgarian Трън , dt. Dorn ) is a city in the far west of Bulgaria . It is located around 60 km northwest of the city center of Sofia in the Pernik Oblast . Tran is the administrative center of a municipality of the same name .

Community structure

The municipality of Tran (Bulgarian Об bulина Трън / Obtschina Tran) includes the following villages in addition to the city of Tran:

Bank yes Berainzi Bogoina Bochowa Businzi Butroinzi Dalga Luka Dokjowzi Dolna Melna Djinchovtsi Elowiza Erul Esdimirzi

Filipowzi Glawanowzi Glogowiza Gorna Melna Gorochewzi Kaschle Koschinzi Kosturinzi Leschnikowzi Lewa Reka Lomnitsa Ljalinzi Milkjowzi

Miloslawzi Mraketinzi Mramor Nasalewzi Nedelkowo Paramun Penkjowzi Prodantscha Radowo Rani Lug Rejanowzi Schipkowiza Slischowzi

Stajchowzi Stresimirovtsi Studen Isvor Zegrilowzi Turokovtsi Velinovo Widrar Wrabsha Wukan Jarlowzi Saber Selenigrad

history

The city was first mentioned as Tran in 1451, but the names Turun, Tuin, Turan and Taran are still known from the 15th and 16th centuries. The river Erma , which flows through the city, forms the Tran Gorge (Bulgarian Трънско ждрело / Transko Schdrelo) in its lower reaches .

The lowest temperature in Bulgaria was measured in Tran at −38.3 ° C in the winter of 1947.

During the Serbian-Bulgarian War of 1885/86 the empty city was occupied by Serbian troops of the Morava Division on November 4th ^jul. / November 16, 1885 ^greg. occupied. After the decisive battle of Slivnitsa , the city became July 11th ^. / November 23, 1885 ^greg. recaptured by the Bulgarian army.

The city is named after the Tran Crag , a nunatak on Livingston Island in Antarctica.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Stamen Grigorow (1878–1945), doctor and microbiologist, was the first person to isolate bacteria from yoghurt around 1905
• Gyurga Pindshurowa (1895–1971), singer
• Vladimir Trichkov (1899–1944), partisan

Web links

Commons : Tran  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М. (2002) (in Bulgarian). Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник. София: Пенсофт. Pp. 174-175.