Country Bulgaria Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 329 m Local time Tuesday 2:02 PM | Provinces
(Oblast) Pernik Postal Code 2460 Population 2,913 (12 Jul 2006) Area code 07731 | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 56% Humidity | ||
Tran (Bulgarian: Трън, meaning "thorn") is a small town in Tran Municipality, Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. It is 27 kilometres from the town Breznik and 15 km from the border with Serbia.
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Map of 2460 Tran, Bulgaria
The town was first mentioned in 1451 as Tran; its name was also rendered as Turun, Tuin, Turan, Taran throughout the 15th–16th centuries. Under the Ottoman Empire it belonged to the Sanjak of Niš.
One distinctive feature of the town is the specific Tran dialect of the Bulgarian language spoken in Tran, which is part of the Transitional dialect group. The Erma River which flows from the town has formed a magnificent gorge known as Transko Zhdrelo. Tran holds the Bulgarian lowest temperature record at −38.3°C (−36.94°F) registered in the winter of 1947.
Climate
The town has a humid continental climate with large temperature amplitudes, similar to that of Sofia. The lowest temperature in Bulgaria −38.3 °C (−36.9 °F) was recorded in Tran in January 1947. With temperatures frequently dropping to −20 °C (−4 °F) - −25 °C (−13 °F) through the winter, Tran can be considered one of the coldest towns in Bulgaria.
Honour
Tran Crag on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Tran.