Timočka Krajina
| Тимочка крајина Timočka krajina Тимошко Timoc |
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| State : | Serbia |
| Area : | 7130 km² |
| Residents : | 304,154 (2002) |
| Capital : | Zaječar |
The Timok Krajina ( Cyrillic. Крајина Тимочка , bulg. Тимошко / Timoschko , rumän. Timoc ) is, by the eponymous river Timok embossed, geographical region in eastern Serbia . Timočka Krajina means in German about the borderland of the (river) Timok , see Krajina .
geography
The region, shaped by the Timok River , stretches from the Danube to the Homolje Mountains and from Vidin to near the Morava (Serbia). It covers an area of 7130 km² and has 304,154 inhabitants. Parts of the region are located in the Đerdap National Park (63,608 hectares), where wolves, lynxes and bears can be found.
Geographically
Geographically, the Timočka Krajina still includes the area of the Negotinska Krajina . The Negotinska Krajina includes the two Opštinas Kladovo and the eponymous Opština Negotin with the town of Negotin .
Politically
The Timočka Krajina includes the two Serbian okruge (dt. Districts) Bor and Zaječar and thus also the following eight opštinas (dt. Municipalities):
population
According to the 2002 census, Timočka Krajina had around 304,154 inhabitants, including a. 86% Serbs , 8% Wallachians and 1% Roma .