German, Bulgaria

German (Bulgarian: Герман [ˈɡɛrmɐn]) is a village in central western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Capital Municipality. It lies at the foot of the Lozen Mountains, at 42°37′N 23°25′E, 639 metres above sea level. As of 2015, it has a population of 2,500 and the mayor is Margarita Stankova.

German
Герман
Village
Monastery of German
Monastery of German
Coordinates: 42°37′N 23°25′E
Government
Elevation
639 m (2,096 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total2,500
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

German is the site of the German Monastery of Saint John of Rila, allegedly founded in the 10th century and then abandoned and reconstructed several times. It features a church from 1885 with frescoes from 1886 by Samokov masters. Since 1928, it is property of the Bulgarian Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos.

Until June 2006, German had a relatively successful football team, PFC Conegliano German, who achieved promotion to the A PFG, the highest division of Bulgarian football. Upon promotion, however, they changed ownership, left German and were renamed PFC Chernomorets Burgas Sofia.

The name of the village comes from Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople, not the country or people of Germany.

This village is not to be confused with the smaller village of Dzherman (Джерман - pronounced "Jerman") near Dupnitsa in Kyustendil Province.

German Peninsula on Fallières Coast in Antarctica is named after the neighborhood.[1]

Notes
  1. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica


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