- Rzav (Golija)
Infobox River | river_name = Rzav (Рзав)
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origin =Murtenica (Zlatibor , as the Veliki Rzav) mountain, westSerbia
mouth =Golijska Moravica river, nearArilje ,Serbia
basin_countries =Serbia
length = 62 km
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = 575 km²The Rzav (Serbian
Cyrillic : Рзав) is a river in southwesternSerbia . The 62 km long left tributary to theGolijska Moravica river, it originates from two headstreams, the Veliki Rzav and the Mali Rzav. The river is sometimes referred to as the Golijski Rzav (Cyrillic: Голијски Рзав; Rzav of Golija) to distinguish it from another Rzav river in Serbia, the Rzav of Zlatibor.Mali Rzav
The Mali Rzav (Cyrillic: Мали Рзав; Little Rzav) is the Rzav's shorter headstream. It originates from the northern slopes of the
Mučanj mountain, near the village of Katići. Originally the river flows to the west, but at the village of Bjeluša it makes a large elbow turn, parallel to the even larger elbow turn of the Veliki Rzav. At the villages of Gornja Krušćica and Vranovina, the Mali Rzav straightens its course to the north and on the southern slopes of theBlagaja mountain meets the Veliki Rzav.Veliki Rzav
The Veliki Rzav (Cyrillic: Велики Рзав; Great Rzav) is the Rzav's longer headstream and sometimes it is referred to as just Rzav alongside its whole course. It originates from the southern slopes of the
Murtenica mountain, southern extension of theZlatibor mountain, in the northern part of theStari Vlah region.The Veliki Rzav originally flows eastward, next to the villages of Gornja Bela Reka and Donja Bela Reka (Serbian for "upper white river" and "lower white river", referring to the river's clear water). At the village of Klekova the river sharply turns to the north, making a large elbow turn, beginning at the village of Velika, on the western slope of the
Čigota mountain. Inside this elbow turn is the smaller curve of the Mali Rzav, and the two rivers get at one point less than 2 km apart. The Veliki Rzav receives from the left the "Katušnica" river and continues to curve to the north in the mountain region, between the villages of Razložina and Čičkovo, making another sharp elbow turn to the east, between the "Lipovac" and "Gradina" peaks, southeast of the town ofUžice . After the village of Roge, the river continues on the southern slope of theBlagaja mountain, receiving the Mali Rzav from the right.Rzav
The remaining course under the name of the Rzav is less than 10 km long. It continues to the east as the natural extension of the Veliki Rzav around the Blagaja mountain, reaching the town of
Arilje where it turns sharply for the last time, this time to the north, emptying into theGolijska Moravica .The Rzav drains an area of 575 km², belongs to the
Black Sea drainage area and it is not navigable.References
* "Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija", Third edition (1985); Prosveta; ISBN 86-07-00001-2
* Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): "Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije"; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
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