The Bega Veche (also: ''Beregsău'', sr, Стари Бегеј – ''Stari Begej'') is a left
tributary
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of the river
Bega in
Romania
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and
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 ...
. It discharges into the canalized part of the Bega near
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia ...
. In Romania, its length is and its basin size is . The lower part of the river is the old course of the Bega. It drains the area north of the city of
Timișoara
), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor)
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. It flows through the villages
Comeat,
Bogda
Bogda (german: Neuhof; hu, Rigósfürdő, until 1899 ''Bogdarigós'') is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Altringen ( hu, Kisrékas; sometimes Romanianized ''Răcășel''), Bogda, Buzad ( hu, Buzád), Charlo ...
,
Charlotenburg,
Remetea Mică,
Fibiș,
Pișchia,
Cerneteaz,
Covaci Covaci is the Romanian form of the name Kovač (Ковач), meaning "forger" or "blacksmith" in Slavic languages.
Cognates
* Kovač in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia
* Kovac in the United ...
,
Sânandrei
Sânandrei (formerly Sântandraș; hu, Szentandrás; german: Sanktandreas; sr, Светандраш, Svetandraš) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Carani, Covaci and Sânandrei. Name
Geography
Sân ...
,
Săcălaz,
Beregsău Mare,
Beregsău Mic,
Bobda and
Cenei in Romania, and through
Hetin and
Banatski Dvor
Banatski Dvor ( sr-cyr, Банатски Двор; hu, Törzsudvarnok) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village is ethnically mixed and its population n ...
in Serbia. Many rivers of the Banat plain have been channelized. The channelization started in the 18th century and has continued in the following centuries. At present most of these rivers have been integrated into the system of drainage channels of the area. This development has significantly modified the original natural river network.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bega Veche (in downstream order):
*Left: Buzad, Hamoș, Honoș, Șumanda,
Băcin, Valea Dosului
*Right: Sintar,
Măgheruș, Pârâul Lacului,
Apa Mare
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Serbia
Rivers of Timiș County
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