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Nišava Valley
The Nišava or Nishava ( Bulgarian and sr-Cyrl, Нишава, ) is a river in Bulgaria and Serbia, a right tributary, and with a length of also the longest one, of the South Morava. Course Bulgaria The Nišava originates in western Bulgaria, in the Stara Planina mountains (east of Kom Peak) near the village of Gintsi. Its source is close to the Serbian border. It enters Serbia after of flow through Bulgaria without receiving any major tributaries. Because it flows through Gintsi, the upper course of the river is known as Ginska (). It first flows to the south, then sharply turns west into the Godech Kettle, passing through Razboishte, after which it forms a gorge. Coming out of the gorge, it reaches Kalotina, a major border crossing on the Bulgarian-Serbian border (Kalotina-Gradina), and continues west into Serbia. Serbia Flowing generally to the west for the remaining , it passes near Dimitrovgrad, Pirot, Bela Palanka, Niška Banja and Niš, one of the largest c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sićevo Gorge
The Sićevo Gorge (; sr-cyr, Сићевачка клисура, ), a river gorge and archaeological site in southeastern Serbia, is the locally most prominent geological and topographic feature formed by the Nišava River. The gorge is located between the towns of Bela Palanka and Niška Banja. It is long and deep, in some parts developing canyon-like structures (including the inverse valley slopes at the Gradiški kanjon). The gorge is cut into the Kunovica plateau, between the southern slopes of the Svrljig Mountains and the mountain of Suva Planina. The surrounding areas are known for their high-quality vineyards. The gorge contains a stone quarry, the Ostrovica and six villages. The largest, Sićevo is the eponym of the gorge. Archaeological findings In June 2008, a lower jaw fragment was excavated in the Mala Balanica cave, one of several cave sites in the gorge. This hominin jaw bone fossil was dated to be between 397,000 and 525,000 years old on the basis of electro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrovgrad, Serbia
Dimitrovgrad () alternatively Caribrod () is a town and municipality located in the Pirot District of southeastern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 8,043 and the town has 5,188 inhabitants. Name Since 1950, the official name of the town has been ''Dimitrovgrad'' (), but the name ''Caribrod'' () is also used. In Bulgarian, the name ''Tsaribrod'' () is preferred because there is another Dimitrovgrad on the Maritsa river in Bulgaria and Tsaribrod was used before the town was named after Georgi Dimitrov, a Bulgarian Communist leader who advocated a union between the Bulgarians and remaining Yugoslav nations to form the Balkan Federation. The idea was abandoned when Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito failed to reach agreements with Joseph Stalin ( Tito–Stalin split); however, Dimitrov himself did not become unpopular in Yugoslavia from the breakdown and subsequently, the name of the town continued to be in honour of him despite many citizens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramonda Nathaliae
''Ramonda nathaliae'' or Natalie's ramonda (; ) is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It was discovered in 1884 near the city of Niš by botanists Sava Petrović and Josif Pančić, who named it after Queen Natalie of Serbia (1882–1889). Natalie's ramonda possesses the ability to revive even when fully dehydrated and demonstrates adaptability to harsh environments. The flower is one of the national symbols of Serbia, reflecting the resiliance of the Serbian struggle in World War I and symbolizing the rebirth and revival of the country. Description ''Ramonda nathaliae''s natural habitat is Serbia, North Macedonia and Greece (Kilkis region). It is small and adaptable to harsh environments. It grows to in height in angles on rocks, and it endures temperatures as low as . It has clusters of flat, lilac-blue flowers in late spring surrounded by evergreen leaves. It is a poikilohydryc plant. It has earned the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramonda Serbica
''Ramonda serbica'', also known as Serbian ramonda and Serbian phoenix flower, is a species in the family Gesneriaceae and are one of the four plants in the Ramonda genus. It was first discovered in 1874 near Niš, Serbia, by the Serbian botanist Josif Pančić. The Serbian ramonda is notable for its distinctive desiccation tolerance. Description Ramonda stands as one of the rare European members of its plant family. Known for its remarkable resilience, this plant has the unique ability to revive when watered, even from a fully dehydrated state—an attribute commonly referred to as desiccation tolerance. It thrives in cool, damp, shaded environments, primarily on steep, north-facing limestone surfaces. The flower was first discovered in Serbia and its natural habitat is the Balkans. Classification Ramonda serbica is one of four plants in the Ramonda (plant) genus. Not to be confused with ''Ramonda nathaliae'', these two flowers differ mainly in the shape and color of leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sićevo
Sićevo ( sr-Cyrl, Сићево) is a village in the administrative area of the city of Niš in southern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 772 people. It lies on a hilltop above the entrance of the Sićevo Gorge of the Nišava River. It is located in Nišava district The Nišava District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , i .... References * Populated places in Nišava District {{NišavaRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suva Planina
Suva Planina (Serbian Cyrillic: Сува планина, meaning "dry mountain") is a mountain in southeastern Serbia. It lies between the towns of Niška Banja to the northwest and Babušnica to the southeast, with a ridge branching towards Bela Palanka to the north. It was previously called Kunovica. Pešturina cave on the mountain is the location of the first discovery of Neanderthal remains in Serbia, recorded in April 2019. Geography The mountain stretches in the northwest-southeast direction. It divides two valleys, Sićevo (on the northeast) and Zaplanje (on the west). Its ridge is long, and up to wide. Its northern slope starts south of Niška Banja, while in the south it ends in the Lužnica basin. Geographer Jovan Cvijić upon surveying the mountain, called it the Alps of Serbian South. The massif has remarkable forms and phenomena karst relief, and the mountain is a treasury of sediments of different ages rich in fossil flora and fauna. The relief allows tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of Svrljig
Svrljig Mountains (Serbian Cyrillic: , ) is a mountain in eastern Serbia, between towns of Svrljig at northwest and Bela Palanka at southeast. Its highest peak ''Zeleni vrh'' has an elevation of 1,334 meters above sea level. The peak ''Pleš'' (1,267 m, ) lies close to Niška Banja Niška Banja ( sr-Cyrl, Нишка Бања) is a town and one of five city municipalities which constitute the city of Niš. It is also one of the spa resorts in Serbia. It is located east of Niš. According to the 2011 census, the population .... References Mountains of Serbia {{Serbia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerma (river)
The Jerma ( sr-Cyrl, Јерма) or Erma () is a river in southeastern Serbia and western Bulgaria. It is notable for passing the Bulgarian-Serbian border twice. Course Serbia The Jerma originates in the undeveloped and sparsely populated area of Krajište, in the southeastern corner of Serbia. Starting from the area between the artificial Lake Vlasina and the Bulgarian border, it flows to the northwest on the eastern slopes of the Gramada mountain, passing through the village of Klisura, after which it enters the area of (', Bulgarian: , '), an arid region stretching over the border into Bulgaria. This is where the Jerma crosses the border for the first time, at the border crossing of Strezimirovci. Bulgaria Continuing through the Bulgarian valley of Znepole curving around the eastern side of the Ruy mountain, the river, now called the Erma, is also known as ''Transka reka'' after the town of Tran, a regional centre of this area. The Erma passes close to the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temštica
Temštica ( sr-Cyrl, Темштица), or Temska River (), is a river in Serbia, a right tributary of the river Nišava. The Temštica itself is not very long (23 km), but receives a much longer tributary, the Visočica (Височица), flowing from Bulgaria (16.7 km in length), through Serbia (54 km in length) making ''Visočica and Temštica river system'' 93.7 km long. Temštica (Toplodolska reka) The Temštica, known as the Topli Do river (''Toplodolska reka'', Топлодолска река) in the northern part, originates from five streams from the Stara Planina mountain on the Serbian–Bulgarian border. Three major streams spring out from several peaks of Stara Planina: Midžor/Midzhur (Миџор/Миджур), Vražija Glava/Vrazha glava (Вражија Глава/Вража глава), Bratkova Strana (Браткова Страна) and Gola Glava (Гола Глава). They all join together near the village of Topli Dol, which gives th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discharge (hydrology)
In hydrology, discharge is the volumetric flow rate (volume per time, in units of m3/h or ft3/h) of a stream. It equals the product of average flow velocity (with dimension of length per time, in m/h or ft/h) and the cross-sectional area (in m2 or ft2). It includes any suspended solids (e.g. sediment), dissolved chemicals like (aq), or biologic material (e.g. diatoms) in addition to the water itself. Terms may vary between disciplines. For example, a fluvial hydrologist studying natural river systems may define discharge as streamflow, whereas an engineer operating a reservoir system may equate it with outflow, contrasted with inflow. Formulation A discharge is a measure of the quantity of any fluid flow over unit time. The quantity may be either volume or mass. Thus the water discharge of a tap (faucet) can be measured with a measuring jug and a stopwatch. Here the discharge might be 1 litre per 15 seconds, equivalent to 67 ml/second or 4 litres/minute. This is an average meas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drainage Basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the drainage divide, made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern. Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water basin, and impluvium. In North America, they are commonly called a watershed, though in other English-speaking places, " watershed" is used only in its original sense, that of the drainage divide line. A drainage basin's boundaries are determined by watershed delineation, a common task in environmental engineering and science. In a closed drainage basin, or endorheic basin, rather than flowing to the ocean, water converges toward the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia (country), Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The Black Sea is Inflow (hydrology), supplied by major rivers, principally the Danube, Dnieper and Dniester. Consequently, while six countries have a coastline on the sea, its drainage basin includes parts of 24 countries in Europe. The Black Sea, not including the Sea of Azov, covers , has a maximum depth of , and a volume of . Most of its coasts ascend rapidly. These rises are the Pontic Mountains to the south, bar the southwest-facing peninsulas, the Caucasus Mountains to the east, and the Crimean Mountains to the mid-north. In the west, the coast is generally small floodplains below foothills such as the Strandzha; Cape Emine, a dwindling of the east end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
