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Dzherman may refer to: * Dzherman (river), a river in south-western Bulgaria * Dzherman, Kyustendil Province, a village in Dupnitsa Municipality, south-western Bulgaria See also * German (other) German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

Dzherman (river)
The Dzherman ( bg, Джерман) is a river in south-western Bulgaria, a left tributary of the Struma, flowing through the municipalities of Sapareva Banya, Dupnitsa and Boboshevo in Kyustendil Province. The river is 47.8 km long and drains the northwestern sections of the Rila mountain range. Name The name of the river is a modification of the name of the ancient Thracian settlement of ''Germa'', founded near the hot mineral springs on the left bank of the river at modern Sapareva Banya. During the Roman rule the settlement was transformed into the fortified city of ''Germanea''. The river is mentioned with name ''Germanshitsa'' in the 1378 Rila Charter of the Bulgarian emperor Ivan Shishman (r. 1371–1395), which was later modified to Dzherman during the Ottoman rule. Geography The Dzherman takes its source from the Tear Lake, the highest one of the Seven Rila Lakes group in the western part of Rila at an altitude of 2,535 m. It then flows though the Twin La ...
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Dzherman, Kyustendil Province
Dzherman ( bg, Джерман ) is a village in Dupnitsa Municipality, Kyustendil Province, south-western Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon .... Guide Bulgaria
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