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village of Vukan

See it on the map Bulgarian properties in Pernik Region - Vukan

Vukan is a village in West Bulgaria. It is situated in Tran municipality, Pernik region.

It is 9 km southwest of the town of Tran and 55 km northwest of the town of Pernik. The neighboring villages of Kosturintsi and Busintsi are 3 km west and 5 km northeast. The capital Sofia is 84 km east.

It is located in mountain region and its altitude is about 856 m. The climate in the is characterized by clearly expressed four seasons - warm, but not hot summer while the winter is very cold. The spring is cool with lots of precipitation and it comes in the end of March and the beginning of April. The fall is much warmer than the spring.

The permanent population is about 30 people.

The nearest school, kindergarten and medical centers you can find in the town of Tran.

Tourism and landmarks

In nowadays in the neighboring village of Busintsi there is "Museum exhibition of the Busintsi ceramics" which was opened in 1982. Together with the museum section and the exhibition halls there are also working studios and small hotel.
Now in the museum there are over 1300 pieces (jugs, jars, cups, bowls, casseroles, pots etc.) total of about a hundred different forms made by over a thousand craftsmen from the village and the region. Only in this museum you could see the so called "okanicheta" which are small jugs for wine and rakiya, the "crondir" which is unique kind of a jug with a hole in the middle. The museum is also keeping a hundred year old furnace that was used by the world famous craftsman Petar.

In proximity are situated the picturesque Erma River Gorge, Rui peak, the rock church "St Petka", the Tran monasteryand the Vrabcha monastery.

There is great opportunity for the hunting lovers to catch something in the woods near the village that are full of wild animals. The people who prefer fishing could go the near dams Yarlovtsi and Lilyantsi.

Sources: http://bg.wikipedia.org/
Photos: http://www.snimka.bg/

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