The Mareza (

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: Мареза) is a river in

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. It is also a name of suburb of

Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro form ...

, in which the river originates.

The river

The River Mareza is a small river that originates at the Mareza Springs, some 3 km northwest of Podgorica's neighbourhood of

Tološi Municipality of Podgorica (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Opština Podgorica'' / Општина Подгорица) is divided into 57 ''local community, local communities'' (Montenegrin Latin alphabet, Montenegrin Latin: ''mjesne zajednice'', ...

. The Mareza Springs are the source of much of Podgorica's drinking water. It also provides water for the Mareza

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, an artificial pond created for fish breeding. From there on, the Mareza generally has a form of a small canal, and empties into the

Morača The Morača ( sr-cyrl, Морача, ) is a major river in Montenegro that originates in the northern region in Kolašin Municipality under Mount Rzača. It meanders southwards for before emptying into Lake Skadar. Its drainage basin covers . ...

just south of Podgorica.

The suburb

Mareza is also a name of a settlement around the Mareza Springs. It is a favourite excursion site of Podgorica citizens, partly because it has a few degrees lower temperature than Podgorica city in the summer months. It is also a home of one of the

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restaurants, famed for its traditional

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. It is somewhat exclusive residential area, one of the residents being the former Mayor of Podgorica, Miomir Mugoša.

References

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