Homolje ( sr-Cyrl, Хомоље, ) is a small geographical
region
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in east
Serbia
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south of the
Danube river
The Danube ( ; see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea. A large and historically important riv ...
. It is centered on the town of
Žagubica
Žagubica ( sr-cyr, Жагубица, ; or ) is a village and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. It is situated in the geographical region of Homolje. The population of the village is 2,110 while population o ...
, with smaller parts belonging to municipalities of
Kučevo
Kučevo ( sr-cyr, Кучево, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the Southern and Eastern Serbia, eastern Serbia. In 2022, the population of the town was 3,313, while the population of the municipality was 11,80 ...
,
Majdanpek
Majdanpek ( sr-cyr, Мајданпек; ) is a town and municipality located in the Bor District of the eastern Serbia, and is not far from the border of Romania. According to 2022 census, the municipality of Majdanpek had a population of 14,559 ...
and
Petrovac. In the narrow sense, the term "Homolje" is applied only to the Homolje valley around
Mlava
The Mlava (Serbian Cyrillic: Млава) is a river in Serbia, 158 km long right tributary of the Danube.
Origin
Mlava originates as the ''Tisnica'', from the Kučaj mountains in eastern Serbia, under the ''Veliki Krš'' peak. It flows to ...
river, but it is usually applied to the low
Homolje mountains (940 m) north of the valley and
Beljanica
Beljanica () is a mountains of Serbia, mountain in the Homolje region in eastern Serbia, near the town of Žagubica. Its highest peak has an elevation of 1,339 meters above sea level.
References
Mountains of Serbia
Serbian Carpathians
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and
Crni Vrh mountains at the south. It is sparsely populated, and renowned for its unspoiled nature.
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
A karst spring or karstic spring is a spring (exsurgence, outflow of groundwater) that is part of a karst hydrological system.
Description
Because of their often conical or inverted bowl shape, karst springs are also known in German-speaking l ...
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sinking river
A losing stream, disappearing stream, influent stream or sinking river is a stream or river that loses water as it flows downstream. The water infiltrates into the ground recharging the local groundwater, because the water table is below the bo ...
s and
rapids
Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep stream gradient, gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. Flow, gradient, constriction, and obstacles are four factors that are needed for a rapid t ...
. 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
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and pits.
Homolje is also known for its vivid folklore which includes abundant legends of vampires, dragons, fairies and bats.
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The region of Homolje is sparsely populated, with ethnic ]Vlachs
Vlach ( ), also Wallachian and many other variants, is a term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate speakers of Eastern Romance languages living in Southeast Europe—south of the Danube (the Balkan peninsula ...
making a majority of residents in some areas thereof, and because of the small population its nature is unspoilt. One of its attractions is a vast forest called Trest.
Population
Populated places in Homolje (2002 Census):
References
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External links
Municipality of Žagubica
Homolje on SerbiaTravel
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Geographical regions of Serbia
Geography of Southern and Eastern Serbia