Serbian Carpathians

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The Serbian Carpathians ( Serbian Cyrillic Српски Карпати, Srpski Karpati ) are a mountain range in eastern Serbia and the southern part of the Carpathian arc.

The Serbian Carpathians are located on the right side of the Danube east of the Morava River basin, west of the river Timok and north of Nis, and connect the Carpathians to the Balkan Mountains in the south. The highest elevation is the Šiljak with 1565 m in the mountain range of Rtanj, the average height reaches between 800 and 1500 m. Essentially, there are karst limestone formations.

Location

According to the definition of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, confirmed in the Carpathian Convention, actually include the Serbian Carpathians only 732 km ² or 0.35 percent of the entire Carpathian region. This would include the south elevations of the Romanian border at the iron gate and the area of the National Park Đerdap. The key points of the Serbian Carpathians would thus tekija (44 ° 43 'N, 22 ° 28' O44.71666666666722.466666666667 ) in the north, 44 ° 22 ' N, 22 ° 6' O44.36666666666722.1 in the south, Golubac (44 ° 40 'N, 21 ° 36 ' O44.66666666666721.6 ) in the west and 44 ° 39 ' N, 22 ° 33 ' O44.6522.55 in the East ( the Iron Gate dam ).

However, it is traditionally understood in Serbia under Serbian Carpathians, the entire southern area of the Carpathian arc, which represents the connection to the Balkan Mountains. Therefore, the following mountains are included: Šomrda, Liškovac, Veliki Greben Miroc, Homolje Mountains ( Homoljske planina ), Veliki Krš, Mali Krš, Stol, Deli Jovan, Beljanica, Kucaj Mountains ( Kučajske planina ), Rtanj, Tupižnica, Devica, Ozren.

Geology

The entire territory of Serbia to the east of the rivers Morava and South Morava is composed of rocks of Proterozoic to Quaternary. Limestone and dolomite to a lesser extent can a thickness of more than 1000 m away. The structures are generally in a north-south direction, abgekrümmt on the north and the south, forming a C-shaped arc is created.

Population

The eastern Serbia is one of the most sparsely populated areas of the Balkans. There is still nomadic shepherding. Besides Serbs also live here Vlachs. The underdeveloped region has large distances between major towns. The depopulation progresses: Between the censuses of 1991 and 2002, the municipalities boron and Majdanpek lost each 3500 inhabitants, Negotin 5500, 5000 Zaječar and Knjaževac 6500th