- Ralja
Infobox River | river_name = Ralja (Раља)
caption =
origin =Kosmaj mountain, weat ofVelika Ivanča ,Serbia
mouth =Jezava river, atRadinac ,Serbia
basin_countries =Serbia
length = 51 km
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = 310 km²The Ralja (Serbian
Cyrillic : Раља) is a river inŠumadija region ofSerbia , a 51 km-long left tributary to theJezava , the left arm of theVelika Morava river. It also gives its name to the surrounding Šumadija'ssubregion of Ralja.The Ralja originates from the northern part of the
Kosmaj mountain, north of the village ofVelika Ivanča , in the Sopot municipality of the City ofBelgrade . Almost from the source, the river valley is a route for the Belgrade-Niš railway. At the villages ofPopović andMali Požarevac , the Ralja turns straight to the east for the rest of its flow and also from this point, the Belgrade-Niš highway joins the railroad.As it flows next to the Belgrade suburbs of
Dražanj ,Umčari andŽivkovac , the Ralja dividesPodunavlje region from the Ralja region of the low Šumadija, and leaves the City of Belgrade area at the village of Malo Orašje. After the villages of Binovac, Kolari, Vrbovac and Ralja, the river separates from the highway turning north at the village ofVranovo and empties into the one of several arms ofJezava at theSmederevo 's suburb ofRadinac .The Ralja drains an area of 310 km², belongs to the
Black Sea drainage basin 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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