Paramun

Village in Pernik, BulgariaParamun ПарамунVillageParamunLocation of ParamunCoordinates: 42°47′31″N 22°44′47″E / 42.79194°N 22.74639°E / 42.79194; 22.74639Country BulgariaProvinces(Oblast)PernikFirst mentioned1451Government • MayorStanislav NikolovElevation917 m (3,009 ft)Population (2005) • Total56Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal Code2474Area code07733License plateB 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. References ^ Чолева-Димитрова, Анна М. (2002). Селищни имена от Югозападна България: Изследване. Речник (in Bulgarian). София: Пенсофт. p. 153. ISBN 954-642-168-5. OCLC 57603720.