The Negotin Valley (; ) is a region in northeastern

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. It is isolated and distanced from other parts of

Central Serbia Central Serbia (), also referred to as Serbia proper (), is the region of Serbia lying outside the autonomous province of Vojvodina to the north and the disputed Kosovo region to the south. Central Serbia is a term of convenience, not an administ ...

. The Negotin Valley has unusual climatic features and hydropotential and geomorphologic sites. The region is centered around the city of

Negotin Negotin ( sr-cyrl, Неготин, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the Bor District of Southern and Eastern Serbia, eastern Serbia. It is situated near the borders between Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. It is the judicial center of the Bo ...

. However, the borders of the region are not firmly defined. To the east, it is delimited by the

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and Timok

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s, and to the west, by the Veliki Greben and

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s. However, there are no certain geographic features to the north or south. The southern border can be interpreted as the Jelašnička River, while the northern one extends to Reka. It is agreed that the region is made up of several main centers: Negotin, Brza Palanka and since

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, Salaš and Brusnik. It can be considered as a part of the Timok Valley.

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Timok Valley Geographical regions of Serbia Wine regions of Serbia {{Serbia-geo-stub

See also

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