Mlava
The Mlava ( Serbian - Cyrillic Млава ) is a river in northeast Serbia .
The Mlava rises from a strong karst spring near Žagubica . This is also where its source river Tisnica flows. This brook has its source in the Homolje Mountains on Veliki Krš Mountain. The Mlava is about 160 km long including this source river, 120 km without it. Its catchment area is approximately 1800 km². At the mouth, about 10 m³ / s flow in the Mlava.
After Žagubica the Mlava flows through a basin ( Polje ) past the settlements of Izvarica and Ribare. Right tributaries are the Kamenička and Jošanička, from the left Suvido and Krupaja.
After Ribare, the Mlava cuts through a mountain range in a narrow valley, the Gornjačka klisura , which widens to a small plain in its middle at Krepoljin. On this course of the river lies the monastery of Gornjak , then Ždrelo, Malo Laole, Veliko Laole and Petrovac na Mlavi . From Ždrelo the valley widens to the lower reaches.
In the lower reaches, the Mlava valley is separated from the Morava valley by the Kosa ridge; to the west of these heights is the capital of the Braničevo district , the town of Požarevac . Right tributaries on the lower reaches are Stamnicka and Boljetinska, left tributaries are Busur and Cokordin. On the lower reaches are Kamenovo, Trnovče and Rašanac, Malo Crniċe, Veliko Crniċe, Salakovac, Trnjane, Nabrađe, Bubušinac, Maljurevac and Bradarac / Bradarci.
A right tributary on the lower reaches is the Vitovnica.
The Mlava originally flowed into the tributary of the Danube Dunavac. The Danube is dammed at the mouth of the Mlava to Lake Djerdap at the Iron Gate .
The places Drmno and Kostolac are located near the mouth of the Mlava and Danube . They belong to the coal mining area around Kostolac.
The excavation area of the Roman fortress Viminacium is also located near Kostolac . This place was a pillar of the Roman defense against the conquerors coming from the north during the time of the Great Migration . It was destroyed by the Huns around 440 and by the Avars around 586 , and in 599 the Romans won a victory over the Avars north of this city as part of Maurikios' Balkan campaigns .
Coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′ 40 ″ N , 21 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ E