Serbian Carpathians
| Serbian Carpathians | |
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 Location of the Serbian Carpathians: 8 |
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| location | Serbia |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 23 ' N , 22 ° 40' E |
| rock | Limestone , dolomite |
| Age of the rock | Proterozoic , Quaternary |
The Serbian Carpathians ( Serbian - Cyrillic Српски Карпати , Srpski Karpati ; also obsolete Serbian Ore Mountains ) are a mountain range in eastern Serbia and the southernmost part of the Carpathian arch.
The Serbian Carpathians extend on the right side of the Danube east of the Morava - basin , west of the river Timok and north of the Nišava , and connect the Carpathians to the Balkan Mountains in the south. The highest point is the Šiljak with 1565 m in the mountain range of the Rtanj , the average height reaches between 800 and 1500 m. Essentially, they are karst limestone formations.
location
According to the definition of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts , confirmed in the Carpathian Convention , the Serbian Carpathians actually only cover 732 km² or 0.35 percent of the entire Carpathian region. This would include the elevations south of the Romanian border at the Iron Gate and the area of the Đerdap National Park . The corner points of the Serbian Carpathians would be Tekija ( 44 ° 43 ′ N , 22 ° 28 ′ E ) in the north, 44 ° 22 ′ N , 22 ° 6 ′ E in the south, Golubac ( 44 ° 40 ′ N , 21 ° 36 ′ E ) in the west and 44 ° 39 ′ N , 22 ° 33 ′ E in the east (Embankment of the Iron Gate).
However, traditionally in Serbia the Serbian Carpathians is understood to mean the entire southern area of the Carpathian Arc, which is the connection to the Balkan Mountains. This includes the following mountains: Šomrda , Liškovac , Veliki Greben , Miroč , Homolje Mountains ( Homoljske planine ), Veliki Krš , Mali Krš , Stol , Deli Jovan , Beljanica , Kučaj Mountains ( Kučajske planine ), Rtanj , Tupižnica , Devica , Ozren .
geology
The entire area of Serbia east of the Morava and Southern Morava rivers is composed of rocks from the Proterozoic to Quaternary . Limestone and, to a lesser extent, dolomite can reach a thickness of over 1000 m. The structures are usually in a north-south direction, curved on the north and south sides, creating a C-shaped arch.
population
Eastern Serbia is one of the most sparsely populated areas in the Balkans . There is still nomadic sheep farming. Besides Serbs , Vlachs also live here . The underdeveloped region has great distances between the larger towns. The depopulation continues: between the 1991 and 2002 censuses, the municipalities of Bor and Majdanpek each lost 3500 inhabitants, Negotin 5500, Zaječar 5000 and Knjaževac 6500.
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- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Branislav Radivojša: Naselja U Srbiji - Rezultati Popisa , Politika August 1, 2002
