Äerdap national park
The National Park Đerdap ( serb. nacionalni Park Đerdap ) is a national park in Serbia, and the largest river cliff scenery in Europe.
It extends along the Danube and the border with Romania, from the city of Golubac to small community tekija, over a length of 100 km and an area of 63 680 hectares. The Danube breaks through the southwestern Carpathian here. The largest part of this national park and vast nature reserve is located in the Serbian district boron and a small part of the district Braničevo.
The unique feature of this park is the huge canyons and passes, through which the Danube flows, which are among the largest in Europe. Đerdapska klisura is the largest passport referred to, which is also the largest in Europe at the same time. This pass in turn consists of four different groove ( Gornja klisura, Gospođin vir, Veliki and Mali kazan and Sipska klisura ) that are individually separated by ravines. Gospođin vir has 82 meters one of the greatest river depths around the world. The cliffs of the canyon Kazan are about 300 meters high while the riverbed is narrowed in this Part to 150 meters.
The entire area of the National Park is characterized by a large animal and plant diversity, historic monuments and archaeological remains; The National Park also includes the reservoir of the Iron Gate.
On cazan between cities Orşova and Donji Milanovac, the Danube is concentrated to 200 meters wide and 80 meters deep. On both sides of the Danube conservation areas have been established - in Serbia, the National Park Đerdap, Iron on the Romanian side of the Nature Park Gate. The aim is to create a transboundary biosphere reserve as part of the future Euro Danube region.
The tertiary flora and fauna make it a unique nature reserve with more than 1,100 species of plants and animals such as brown bears, lynx, wolves, jackals, gold, black storks, some species of owls and other rare animals.
Lepenski Vir, Tabula Traiana and built by Apollodorus of Damascus Bridge are some of the most important archaeological finds. They are under strict legal protection.
Lepenski Vir is over 8,000 years old and is about the early inhabitants and settlements in this area. Golubački degree (Fortress Golubac ) and Kladovo are medieval monasteries and an important cultural heritage.
There are licensed hostels, tours to the cultural and natural monuments in the park and offer to the power plant dam. The tourism in this region is developing increasingly.
The managing authority of the park has its headquarters in the nearby town of Donji Milanovac.