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Municipalities of Tran, Slivnitsa, Breznik and Dragoman The unexplored Bulgaria – Непознатата България – The discovery... Откритието... ОБЩИНИ ТРЪН, СЛИВНИЦА, БРЕЗНИК И ДРАГОМАН MUNICIPALITIES OF TRAN, SLIVNITSA, BREZNIK AND DRAGOMAN ЕВРОПЕЙСКИ СЪЮЗ Европейски фонд за регионално развитие Оперативна програма „Регионално развитие 2007 - 2013 г.” Инвестираме във Вашето бъдеще! www.bgregio.eu Проектът се финансира от Европейския фонд за регионално развитие и от държавния бюджет на Република България ОБЩИНИ ТРЪН, СЛИВНИЦА, БРЕЗНИК И ДРАГОМАН MUNICIPALITIES OF TRAN, SLIVNITSA, BREZNIK AND DRAGOMAN ИНФОРМЦИЯ ЗА ПРОЕКТА INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT „НЕПОЗНАТАТА БЪЛГАРИЯ – ОТКРИТИЕТО – “THE UNKNOWN BULGARIA – THE DISCOVERY – ЗАПАДНИТЕ ПОКРАЙНИНИ” WESTERN OUTLANDS” Основната цел на проекта e икономическото разно- The main objective of the project is economic образяване на региона и осигуряване възможности diversification of the region, providing opportunities за устойчив растеж на общините Трън, Брезник, for sustainable growth of Tran, Breznik, Slivnitsa and Сливница и Драгоман, чрез развитие на туристи- Dragoman, through the development of tourism products чески продукт по екологичен и икономически устой- in an environmentally and economically sustainable way, чив начин, основано върху нови и разнообразни based on new and diverse products and better use of the продукти и по-пълно използване на туристическия tourist potential. Specific objectives: потенциал. Специфични цели на проекта: * Increase the number of visitors with accommodation, * Увеличаване броя на посетителите с нощувка, extension of stay and tourist growth in the consumption удължаване на туристическия престой и нараства- of additional services in the target area for better use не в потреблението на допълнителни услуги в целе- of the available resource potential, more effective вия район за по-пълноценно използване на наличния development of tourism and increase benefits for local ресурсен потенциал, по-ефективно развитие на ту- community. ризма и увеличаване на ползите от него за мест- ната общност. * Development of the tourism product of the region. * Разработване на туристическия продукт на район. на релефа и богато биоразнообразие. Като изходен and rich biodiversity can be seen. The starting ОБЩИНА ТРЪН пункт към този път е село Трънска Банкя. Въпреки point of the route is the Transka Bankya village. TRAN MUNICIPALITY удобството на стълби и мостове, които предла- Despite the comfort of ladders and bridges, which га екопътеката, преминаването на ждрелото от the trail offers, the gorge is extremely exhausting нетренирани туристи е изтощително. Дървен for beginner tourists. There is a wood bridge that Община Трън е разположена в Югозападна Бълга- The Tran municipality is located in the Northwestern мост отвежда любителите на дивата природа до leads the lovers of wildlife to the other coast and рия, в северозападната част на област Перник, part of Pernik region in Southwestern Bulgaria, on отвъдния бряг, а оттам след нова серия от стъл- then a new series of ladders leads to yet another на границата с Република Сърбия. Град Трън e на the border with Serbia. The city of Tran is located би се стига до поредния мост, откъдето следва bridge, after which the steep climb to the heights 83 км от София и със своята територия 83 km away from Sofia and with it’s territory дългото изкачване до височините на Трън. of Tran follows. от 573,4 кв. км и 52 населени мес- of 573 987 acres and 52 settlements та е третата по големина об- is the third biggest municipality 2. Ждрелото на р. Ерма до гр. Трън 2. The Gorge of Erma river near Tran town щина в България. Географ- in Bulgaria. The geographical В местността на ждрелото е из- There is an eco trail built on ски, общината обхваща position covers the valleys градена екопътека, минаваща the gorge, passing through кот- ловините по по- along river Erma - the през изкуствено прокопан artificially dug tunnel in речието на р. Ерма picturesque Znepole тунел през едната ска- one of the rocks (”Zhilav – живописното Зне- and the mountains on ла („Жилав камък”) и kamak”) and leading to поле и планините the other side called водеща до обзорна a sightseeing platform от другата част, Kraishte. There is a площадка, изграде- on the other rock наречена Краище. border checkpoint на на другата скала (“Tsarkvishteto”). The На територията in the village of („Църквището”). visitors can admire на общината има Strezimirovtsi within Посетителите му the unique flora and граничен контрол- the municipality. Many могат да се любуват fauna and the variety но-пропускателен archaeological and на уникалната флора и of endemic species or пункт в с. Стрезими- historical monuments фауна и богатството just relax by the river in ровци. В района на община are preserved in the region от ендемични видове или the park. Трън са запазени множество of Tran as evidence of rich просто да отпочинат край 3. Medieval monastery “Saint археологически и културно-исто- history that has not been studied реката в изградения парк. рически паметници, носещи сведения за and promoted quite enough but the beauty Archangel Michael and Gavrael” богата история, които не са проучени и популя- of the virgin nature attracts a lot of tourists in the 3. Средновековен манастир „Свети Арх. near Tran town Михаил и Гавраил” до гр. Трън ризирани, а красивата и на места девствена при- summer time. The monastery is original, extremely rare рода привлича множество туристи в общината Манастирът е оригинален, изключително рядък representative of medieval religious architecture през летния сезон. представител на средновековната култова архи- in Bulgaria and is declared for an archaeological тектура в България и е обявен за археологически and artistic monument of national importance. ЗАБЕЛЕЖИТЕЛНОСТИ В ОБЩИНА ТРЪН и художествен паметник на културата с нацио- Today, visitors can see in it only partially preserved ATTRACTIONS IN TRAN MUNICIPALITY нално значение. Днес в него могат да се видят fragments of frescoes from the late Middle Ages само частично запазени фрагменти от стено- (XIV - XVI century) and early Renaissance (XVII писи от късното Средновековие (XIV - XVIII century). 1. Ждрелото на р. Ябланица 1. The Gorge of Yablanitsa river - XVI в.) и ранното Възраждане 4. Rock chapel “St, Petka”, (XVII-XVIII в.). Ябланишкото ждрело е eдно от най-красивите и с The gorge of Yablanitsa is one of the most beautiful Tran town екстремен достъп ждрела в България. Ждрелото and extreme accessed gorges in Bulgaria. The 4. Скален параклис “Св. It is also known by the се намира в пролома между селата Врабча, Трън- gorge is located between the villages Vrabcha, Петка”, гр. Трън ска Банкя и град Трън. Създадено е от водите на Transka Bankya and the City of Tran. It is formed name “Peshternyata” река Ябланица, която е десен приток на р. Ерма. На from the waters of Yablanitsa river which is a right Известен е още с and it functions as a ждрелото е построена екопътека, по която могат influx of Erma river. There is an eco trail built on the името “Пещернята”, religious centre of да се видят уникални карстово-ерозионни форми gorge, where unique karst erosion forms of relief той функционира the Second Bulgarian като религиозен център от времето на Втората Kingdom to the present day. It is closely associated са подсилени от крепостни стени, изградени от mortar. The fortress covered an area of about 7 Българска държава до наши дни и е тясно свързан with the legend of the patron of Tran and Tran region ломен камък, споен с хоросан. Крепостта е обхва- acres. с легендата за покровителката на Трън и Трънско – - St. Petka of Bulgaria. Today, in the rock chapel, you щала площ от около 7 дка. 8. Waterfall Vrabcha, Vrabcha village св. Петка Българска. Днес в скалната църква могат can see the footsteps of the saint, running away from 8. Врабчанският водопад, с. да се видят “стъпките” на светицата, бягаща от the Ottoman posse. It is believed that the dripping Left from the road, leading to the Врабча гонещата я потеря. За стичащата се от скалата water from the rocks is actually the tears of the saint Vrabcha village, immediately вода се вярва, че са сълзите на светицата и с нея and that this water heals eye diseases. Вляво от шосето, во- before the first houses се лекуват очни болести. дещо към с. Врабча, in the village, there is 5. Museum “Ceramics of Busintsi”, Busintsi преди първите къщи a small path going 5. Музей на бусинската керамика, village на селото, се отби- along the flow of с. Бусинци The village of Busintsi is one of ва малка пътечка, Vrabchanskia river. Село Бусинци е един от най-зна- the most important centres of old вървяща успоред- After 15 minutes of чимите стари центрове на traditional pottery in Bulgaria and но на течението steady walk you get традиционното грънчарство в the cradle of the famous Busintsi на Врабчанската to a beautiful gorge, България и люлка на известна- ceramic school. In the museum река. След около 15 carved into the та Бусинска керамична школа. В you can see over 200 examples of мин. равномерен ход limestone cliffs from изградения музей, днес могат да се original exhibits from the traditional се достига до красив Vrabchanska river. видят над 200 оригинални експоната pottery made from old masters of пролом, който Враб- There you can see the от традиционната бусинска керамика. Busintsi. чанската река е издълба- 4-meter-high Vrabchanski ла във варовиковите скали. waterfall. Next to it, the water 6. Музей на киселото мляко, с. 6. Museum of yogurt, Studen Тук е и високият 4м. Врабчански has dug a twenty meters deep Студен извор izvor village водопад. rock tunnel. Посетителите на му- The visitors can learn 9. Историческият музей в гр. Трън 9. Historical museum in Tran town зея могат да научат about the life and за делото и живо- the work of Dr. През 2004 г. Народно читалище „Гюрга Пинджуро- In 2004 the national community center „Gyurga та на д-р Стамен Stamen Grigorov ва-1895” става основа за създаването на са- Pindzhurova-1895“ became the basis for the Григоров – от- - the founder мостоятелен Общински исторически музей на гр.
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