Tran Gorge | |
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Трънско ждрело | |
Floor elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
Length | 2.8 kilometres (9,200 ft) |
Geology | |
Type | Gorge |
Geography | |
Location | Ruy, Bulgaria |
Coordinates | 42°51′41″N 22°39′0″E / 42.86139°N 22.65000°E |
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]