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Klisura (other)
Klisura, a South Slavic word of Greek origin (''kleisoúra''), for "pass", "gorge" or "canyon", may refer to: Albania *Këlcyrë, a Byzantine town, now in Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina *Klisura (Višegrad), a village in the municipality of Višegrad *Klisura, Fojnica, a village in the municipality of Fojnica Bulgaria *Klisura, Blagoevgrad Province, a village *Klisura, Plovdiv Province, a town *, a village in Bankya District, Sofia City Province *, a village in Samokov Municipality, Sofia Province North Macedonia *Klisura, North Macedonia, a village in Demir Kapija Municipality Serbia Inhabited places *Klisura (Doljevac), Nišava *Klisura (Bela Palanka), Pirot *Klisura (Surdulica), Pčinja District *Klisurski Monastery, a Serbian Orthodox monastery Gorges and canyons *Kaçanik Gorge, on the Lepenac river *Ovčar-Kablar Gorge, on the West Morava river *Sićevo Gorge, on the Nišava River *Iron Gates, on the river Danube People * Sara Klisura (born 1992), Serbian professional v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Këlcyrë
Këlcyrë ( sq-definite, Këlcyra) is a town and a municipality in southern Albania, located on the bank of the river Vjosë. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Ballaban, Dishnicë, Këlcyrë and Sukë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Këlcyrë. The total population is 6,113 (2011 census), in a total area of 304.86 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 2,651. The Vjosë forms a canyon near the town, known as the Këlcyrë Gorge. Municipality The municipal unit consists of the town Këlcyrë and the villages Fshat Këlcyrë, Sukë, Dishnicë, Mbrezhdan, Maleshovë, Limar, Toshkëz, Ballaban, Tolar, Çorrogunjë, Leskaj and Kala. The village of Maleshovë traditionally consists of three neighbourhoods, one Christian, one Muslim and one with families of both religions. "Thus Maleshovë, which belongs to a group centering on Permet, has three mahala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klisura (Bela Palanka)
Klisura ( sr-cyrl, Клисура) is a village in the municipality of Bela Palanka, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hung .... According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 222 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. References Populated places in Pirot District {{PirotRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Klisura
Sara Klisura ( sr-cyrl, Сара Клисура; born 15 July 1992) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. She was a member of the women's national volleyball team of Serbia from 2008 to 2013. She was part of the national squad that won the silver medals at the 2009 World Championship and 2009 & 2010 European Championships. Her current club is 1. MCM-Diamant KE. Career Pre-2010: Junior years Klisura's volleyball career debuted in 2006 with Spartak Subotica, a club that plays in the Volleyball League of Serbia. She played with Spartak for four seasons. In 2009, she joined the Serbia women's national under-18 volleyball team where she played as a wing-spiker. The national team won the silver medal for both the European and the World Championships. Her main accomplishments as a junior player also came in that year where she won the ''Best server'' award for both championships. She was one of the awardees of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia in 2010, where she was awarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Gates
The Iron Gates ( ro, Porțile de Fier; sr, / or / ; Hungarian: ''Vaskapu-szoros'') is a gorge on the river Danube. It forms part of the boundary between Serbia (to the south) and Romania (north). In the broad sense it encompasses a route of ; in the narrow sense it only encompasses the last barrier on this route, just beyond the Romanian city of Orșova, that contains two hydroelectric dams, with two power stations, Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station and Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station. At this point in the Danube, the river separates the southern Carpathian Mountains from the northwestern foothills of the Balkan Mountains. The Romanian side of the gorge constitutes the Iron Gates Natural Park, whereas the Serbian part constitutes the Đerdap National Park. A wider protected area on the Serbian side was declared the UNESCO global geopark in July 2020. Archaeologists have named the Iron Gates mesolithic culture, of the central Danube region circa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sićevo Gorge
The Sićevo Gorge ( sr, Sićevačka klisura; sr-cyr, Сићевачка клисура, ), a river gorge and archaeological site in southeastern Serbia, is the locally most prominent geological and topographic feature formed by the Nišava River. The gorge is located between the towns of Bela Palanka and Niška Banja. It is long and deep, in some parts developing canyon-like structures (including the inverse valley slopes at the Gradiški kanjon). The gorge is cut into the Kunovica plateau, between the southern slopes of the Svrljig Mountains and the mountain of Suva Planina. The surrounding areas are known for their high-quality vineyards. The gorge contains a stone quarry, the Ostrovica and six villages. The largest, Sićevo is the eponym of the gorge. Archaeological findings In June 2008, a lower jaw fragment was excavated in the Mala Balanica cave, one of several cave sites in the gorge. This hominin jaw bone fossil was dated to be between 397,000 and 525,000 years old on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovčar-Kablar Gorge
The Ovčar-Kablar Gorge ( sr-cyr, Овчарско-кабларска клисура, Ovčarsko-kablarska klisura) is a gorge in the western part of central Serbia, in the part of the composite valley of the West Morava river, within the geographical region of Šumadija. With over 30 monasteries built in the gorge since the 14th century, it is known as the "Serbian Mount Athos". :sr:Ovčarsko-kablarski manastiri In 2001, the area was declared a natural monument, and protected as the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge landscape of outstanding features. Location and geography The Ovčar-Kablar Gorge is in western part of central Serbia, halfway between the towns of Čačak (17 kilometers on the east) and Požega on the west, some 155 kilometers south-west of the capital Belgrade. The gorge is a narrow of the West Morava's composite valley, a continuation of the Požega Depression on the west, while itself continuous into the Čačak-Kraljevo Depression on the east. The gorge is carved betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaçanik Gorge
Kaçanik Gorge ( sq, Gryka e Kaçanikut, sr, Качаничка клисура, ''Kačanička klisura'') is a gorge located in southern Kosovo, stretching between the town of Kaçanik and the Macedonian border, with the Lepenac river running through it. The Gorge splits the Šar Mountain range (Sharr) from the Skopska Crna Gora Mountain range (Karadak). During Ottoman rule, the gorge saw fierce fighting, and inspired songs still used today. Ravine The ravine of Kaçanik, known as the "Drill" () refers to a perforated stone which sits at the entrance of the gorge. It was historically called "Marko's Stone", named after the Serbian prince Marko, who tradition holds as having fought Musa Kesedžija at this place. A street traverses the gorge that comes from a short tunnel, which was removed after the Kosovo War. The tunnel was 15 meters long, about three meters wide and 2.5 meters high. At the entrance to the tunnel was a plaque that displayed the year of construction (1794) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klisurski Monastery
Klisurski Monastery ( bg, Клисурски манастир, transliterated: ''Klisurski manastir'') of " St. Cyril and St. Methodius," also known as Klisura Monastery,Klisura Monastery "St. Cyril and St. Methodius" bulgarianmonastery.com is a of the located in northwestern . It is the fourth largest monastery in Bulgaria. The complex includes two churches, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klisura (Surdulica)
Klisura is a village in the municipality of Surdulica, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hung .... According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 332 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. References {{coord, 42, 45, 30, N, 22, 24, 39, E, type:city_source:frwiki, display=title Populated places in Pčinja District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klisura (Doljevac)
Klisura is a village situated in Doljevac municipality in Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hung .... References Populated places in Nišava District {{NišavaRS-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klisura (Višegrad)
Klisura ( sr, Клисура) is a village in the municipality of Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ....Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991. References Populated places in Višegrad {{Višegrad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klisura, North Macedonia
Klisura ( mk, Клисура) is the oldest village in Demir Kapija Municipality in North Macedonia. It was along the Vardar River but moved into the mountains to be away from the main road in the mid 19th century. Many current Demir Kapija residents came to develop the town and municipality during socialism, one of Tito's plans for the modernization and industrialization of his Yugoslavia. Klisura was at its highest population of over 600 residents just after World War I. A large church and monastery were built there before then. Today, the village is nearly abandoned, but it has a unique tradition around Easter. Former inhabitants return to the village on Good Friday for a village reunion. On May 23, many people come to celebrate the patron Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Mino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
