The Trgoviški Timok ( sr-cyr, Трговишки Тимок, "Timok of Trgovište") is a river in
Serbia
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, also known as Korenatac (Cyrillic: Коренатац) or Strma river ( sr, Стрма река / ''Strma reka'', "Steep river"). It starts on the western slopes of the
Balkan Mountains
The Balkan mountain range (, , known locally also as Stara planina) is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. The range is conventionally taken to begin at the peak of Vrashka Chuka on the border betw ...
(Stara Planina mountains), right under the highest peak of the mountain in Serbia,
Midžor
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, less than a kilometer from the Bulgarian border. The river runs to the east, receiving three smaller streams from the other peaks of Balkan mountain range with colorful names (''Babin Zub'' and ''Tri Uši'', Cyrillic: Бабин Зуб and Три Уши, "Oldwife's Tooth" and "Three Ears"). The river passes through the villages of
Balta Berilovac,
Vrtovac and
Inovo. On this reach it receives the
Debelička and
Ćuštička rivers from the left and the
Golaška and
Inovska rivers from the right. At the village of
Kalna, it is joined by the
Stanjanska River, flowing down the northern slopes of the
Jadovnik
Jadovnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Јадовник, ) is a mountain in southwestern Serbia, on the western edge of Pešter plateau, between towns of Prijepolje and Sjenica
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mountain, turns to the north and becomes known as the Trgoviški Timok.
The Trgoviški Timok flows to the north-west, through
Gornja Kamenica,
Donja Kamenica,
Štrbac, and
Trgovište
Trgovište ( sr-cyr, Трговиште) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 1,785, while population of the municipality is 5,091.
Settlements
Asi ...
, a suburb of
Knjaževac
Knjaževac ( sr-cyr, Књажевац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zaječar District of the eastern Serbia. As of 2011, the municipality has a population of 31,491 inhabitants, while the town has 18,404 inhabitants.
The town is si ...
and one of the rare settlements in eastern Serbia that experiences population growth. It also gave the name to the river. On this reach it receives the
Deščanska River from the left and the
Papratska,
Brezova,
Žukovska and
Štitarska rivers from the right.
The Trgoviški Timok is 54 km long. Running on the left slopes of the
Tresibaba mountain, the river reaches Knjaževac, where it is joined by the
Svrljiški Timok from the south-west, forming together the
Beli Timok
The Beli Timok (Serbian Cyrillic: Бели Тимок, "White Timok") is a headwater of the Timok River in Serbia. It starts at the junction of the Svrljiški Timok River and the Trgoviški Timok River, in Knjaževac. It was also known as ''Knja ...
. It drains an area of 537 km
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Erosion in the Trgoviški Timok basin
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Tributaries
The tributaries of the Trgoviški Timok are:
Left: Debelička, Ćuštička, Stanjanska River, Deščanska
Right: Golaška, Inovska, Papratska, Brezova, Žukovačka, Štitarska
References
Rivers of Serbia
Timok Valley
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