Tran, Bulgaria

Tran ( Трън Bulgarian, German Dorn) is a city in the far west of Bulgaria. It is located approximately 30 km west of Sofia in the Oblast Pernik. Tran is the administrative center of the homonymous municipality.

Community structure

The municipality Tran ( Bulg Община Трън / Obtschina Tran ) still belong next to the town Tran following villages:

• Bankja
• Berainzi
• Bogoina
• Bochowa
• Businzi
• Butroinzi
• Dalga Luka
• Dokjowzi
• Dolna Melna
• Dschinchowzi
• Elowiza
• Erul
• Esdimirzi

• Filipowzi
• Glawanowzi
• Glogowiza
• Gorna Melna
• Gorochewzi
• Kaschle
• Koschinzi
• Kosturinzi
• Leschnikowzi
• Leva Reka
• Lomniza
• Ljalinzi
• Milkjowzi

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

• Stajchowzi
• Stresimirowzi
• Student Iswor
• Zegrilowzi
• Turokowzi
• Welinowo
• Widrar
• Wrabtscha
• Wukan
• Jarlowzi
• Selenigrad

History

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

In Tran, the lowest temperature of Bulgaria was measured with -38.3 ° C in winter 1947.

During the Serbian -Bulgarian War of 1885 /86, empty city by Serb forces of the Morava Division on 4 Novemberjul was. / November 16 1885greg. occupied. After the decisive Battle of Sliwniza the city on 11 Novemberjul was. / November 23 1885greg. recaptured by the Bulgarian army.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Stamen Grigorov (1878-1945), physician and microbiologist, of the bacterium Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus discovered in 1905