Homolje

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Homolje to the north

Homolje (Serbian Cyrillic: Хомоље, pronounced [xɔ̌mɔʎɛ]) is a small geographical region in east Serbia south of the Danube river. It is centered on the town of Žagubica, with smaller parts belonging to municipalities of Kučevo, Majdanpek and Petrovac. In the narrow sense, the term "Homolje" is applied only to the Homolje valley around Mlava river, but it is usually applied to the low Homolje mountains (940 m) north of the valley and Beljanica and Crni Vrh mountains at the south. It is sparsely populated, and renowned for its unspoiled nature.

Homolje plains

The main river is the Mlava which receives nine tributaries from the right and six from the left. But there are numerous other karst springs, sinking rivers and rapids. There are four gorges in the area (Gornjak, Ribare, Osanica and Tisnica) and numerous, unexplored caves (Pogana Cave, Ledena Cave, Strogine Caves). The region is covered with thick forests and many sinkholes and pits.[1]

Homolje is also known for its vivid folklore which includes abundant legends of vampires, dragons, fairies and bats.[1]

Population[]

Populated places in Homolje (2002 Census):

Place Area (km²) Population Pop. density
Žagubica 189.84 3,197 17
Laznica 74,81 2,440 33
Krepoljin 47.80 1,958 41
Suvi Do 91.33 1,365 15
Osanica 66.52 1,281 19
Sige 19.84 935 47
Milatovac 22.16 913 41
Krupaja 25.52 766 30
Jošanica 36.10 708 20
Milanovac 16.47 595 36
Selište 61.00 567 9
Ribare 19.08 542 28
Vukovac 22.95 519 23
Bliznak 20.41 412 20
Izvarica 18.93 396 21
Breznica 22.37 244 11
Medveđica 4.76 46 10

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Dragoljub Stevanović (19 November 2017), "Zanimljiva Srbija: Žagubica - putovanje u prošlost" [Interesting Serbia: Žagubica - journey into past], Politika-Magazin, No. 1051 (in Serbian), pp. 20–21

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Coordinates: 44°14′01″N 21°44′50″E / 44.233639°N 21.747093°E / 44.233639; 21.747093

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