Paramun Explained

Official Name:Paramun
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
(Oblast)
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Paramun
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Native Name:Парамун
Subdivision Name1:Pernik
Population Total:56
Population As Of:2005
Elevation M:917
Postal Code:2474
Area Code:07733
Blank Info:B
Blank Name:License plate
Coordinates:42.7919°N 22.7464°W
Leader Name:Stanislav Nikolov
Settlement Type:Village
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1451

Paramun (Bulgarian: Парамун) is a village in Tran Municipality, Pernik Province. It is located in western Bulgaria, 66 km from the capital city of Sofia and 14 km from the town of Tran, near the Serbian border. The toponym is of Byzantine Greek origin, from the loanword paramun meaning "guard, watch, sentry". It was rendered as παραμονή in Greek and was retained in medieval Serbian as ПАРАМОУНЬ. The name was first mentioned in 1451 and 1453.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М.. Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник. Пенсофт. София. 2002. 954-642-168-5. 57603720. Bulgarian. 153.