Tran Gorge

Tran Gorge
Трънско ждрело
Tran Gorge is located in Bulgaria
Tran Gorge
Tran Gorge
Location within Bulgaria
Floor elevation650 m (2,130 ft)
Length2.8 kilometres (9,200 ft)
Geology
TypeGorge
Geography
LocationRuy, Bulgaria
Coordinates42°51′41″N 22°39′0″E / 42.86139°N 22.65000°E / 42.86139; 22.65000

Tran Gorge (Bulgarian: Трънско ждрело, also known as Lomnitsa Gorge or the Gorge of the River Erma)[1] is a canyon-like gorge along the river Erma in the easternmost part of the Ruy mountain range of western Bulgaria. Administratively, it is situated in Tran Municipality of Pernik Province, lying some 3 km north of the municipal center Tran and just south of the Bulgaria–Serbia border.[2] Tran Gorge is among the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria of the Bulgarian Tourist Union and is a popular tourist attraction.[3][4]

  1. ^ Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 204
  2. ^ "Geological Phenomena of Bulgaria. Gorge of the River Erma". University of Minining and Geology “St. Ivan of Rila”. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Gorge of the River Erma". Official Site of Bulgarian Tourist Union. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Gorge of the River Erma". Tran Tourism Society. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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