TheResava(Serbian Cyrillic:Ресава) is a river in centralSerbia,a 65 km-long right tributary to theVelika Morava.[1]It also gives the name to the surrounding Resava region, theResava Monastery,the coal mines in its valley and the popular tourist destination ofResava Cave.
| Resava (Ресава) | |
|---|---|
 Resava source | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Beljanicamountain, centralSerbia |
| • elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Velika Morava,west ofSvilajnac,centralSerbia |
• coordinates | 44°14′46″N21°10′23″E/ 44.2461°N 21.1731°E |
| Length | 65 km (40 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 744 km2(287 sq mi)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Great Morava→Danube→Black Sea |
River
editThe Resava originates from theHomoljeregion in eastern Serbia. It springs out at an altitude of 1,100 m and flows westward between the mountains ofBeljanica(on the north) andKučaj(on the south). In its upper course, the Resava runs parallel to its left tributary, theKločanica,and area around the villages of Strmosten, Vodna andStenjevacis known for many caves (Resava Cave,Sokolica,Crystal,etc.).
The Resava carved a 25 km-long and 400 m-deep gorge, with a central part of it representing a typicalcanyonvalley, theSklop.In the gorge, the river becomes asinking riverfor a while and creates a 25 m-highwaterfall,until recently, the highest one in central Serbia.
In its lower course, the river creates a typical epigene gallery feature, between the hills of Pastorak (570 m) andMaćeha(Serbian forstepsonandstepmother). The river enters the Resava region and receives its major tributary, theResavicafrom the left near the Dvorište village. It passes next to theManasijamonastery, small town and regional center ofDespotovac,and turns northwest, into the lower Resava region and western border of VelikoPomoravlje.
The Resava passes through the REMBAS coal mining region, next to the villages of Miliva,Plažane,Medveđa,Subotica,Sedlare, Lukovica and the regional center of lower Resava, the town ofSvilajnac,and soon after it empties into theVelika Morava.
The Resava belongs to theBlack Seadrainage basin,drains an area of 744 km2[2]and it is not navigable.
Region
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The Resava region divides in two: Upper Resava (eastern) and Lower Resava (western).
Eastern Resava is located around the southern and western slopes of the Beljanica mountain. The area is partiallykarst,made oflimestone,and as a result of a porous terrain, many caves are formed.
Western Resava represents the extension of the peripannonic area of the southernPannonian plain.It comprises theResava Coal Mines,with a small towns ofResavica,DespotovacandSvilajnac.Apart from the mining, the area is mostly agricultural.
In the beginning of the 19th century, Resava wasknežina,one of theOttomanoccupied Serbia's duchies with limited self-rule. Resava was ruled 1803-09 by thevojvodaStevan Sinđelić,one of the greatest heroes of theFirst Serbian Uprising.
Resava Coal Mines
editResava-Morava Coal Mines (Resavsko-moravski ugljeni basen/Ресавско-моравски угљени басен) or shortly REMBAS (РЕМБАС) are located in the lower Resava river valley. They comprise thebrown coalmines ofResava,Ravna Reka,VodnaandSenjski Rudnikin the Resava watershed and theJasenovacin the watershed of theMlavariver. The basin is sometimes also referred to as the Senj-Resava Coal Mines (Senjsko-resavski ugljeni basen/Сењско-ресавски угљени басен).
References
edit- ^abStatistical Yearbook of the Republic of Serbia 2017(PDF)(in Serbian and English). Belgrade:Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.October 2017. p. 16.ISSN0354-4206.Retrieved30 May2018.
- ^abVelika Morava River Basin,ICPDR,November 2009, p. 2
- Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija,Third edition (1985); Prosveta;ISBN86-07-00001-2
- Jovan Đ. Marković (1990):Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije;Svjetlost-Sarajevo;ISBN86-01-02651-6
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