- Plazović
The Plazović (Serbian
Cyrillic : Плазовић) or Kiđoš ( _hu. Kígyós; Serbian Cyrillic: Киђош), is a river in southernHungary and northernSerbia . It flows entirely within theBačka region, and during its 129 km long course, on a section of only 15 km, it crosses the Hungarian-Serbian border eight times (92 km in Hungary, 37 km in Serbia).Hungary
The Kígyós (Hungarian: snake) originates in
Hungary from two streams.One stream, the "Bokodi-Kígyós-csatorna", itself originates from two smaller streams west of the city of Baja. One stream springs out at the village of
Rém , other one atBorota . The streams meet atFelsőszentiván and continue to the south, next to the villages ofBácsbokod andBácsborsód .Another stream, the "Mátételke-Kígyós-csatorna" originates north of the village of
Tataháza , and it flows to the south next to the village ofMátételke . The river comes close to the Serbian border but turns west, flowing next to the village ofKatymár .East of
Katymár , right before it crosses the Serbian border, two rivers join and from that point the river is generally known as the Plazović.Serbia
In Serbia, the river turns west, flowing only within the area of
Sombor municipality of the province ofVojvodina . Passes next to the village ofRiđica and spills over into a series of bogs ("Sekeš", "Trska", "Šupljina") between the villages ofBácsszentgyörgy (inHungary ) andRastina (inSerbia ). East ofBezdan , the river turns south before it empties into the "Veliki Bački kanal" (Cyrillic: "Велики бачки канал"; "Great Bačka canal"), near the village ofBački Monoštor . Between the villages ofBački Breg andKolut , the Plazović flows next to theBački Breg fishpond .Characteristics
The Plazović bellongs to the
Black Sea drainage basin .The river is known to cause floods, especially in 1970 and 2004, but in the past it was also known for drying out completely, like in 1952. High water level is helped by the very abundant vegetation in the river's bed, which also makes the water look dark brown. During cold winters, the river freezes.
The river is neither channeled nor navigable.
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