- Golijska Moravica
Infobox River | river_name = Golijska Moravica (Голијска Моравица)
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origin =Golija mountain, northeast ofSjenica ,Serbia
mouth = with theĐetinja forms theZapadna Morava , east ofPožega ,Serbia
basin_countries =Serbia
length = 98 km
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = 1,486 km²The Golijska Moravica or simply Moravica (Serbian
Cyrillic : Голијска Моравица or Моравица) is a river in westernSerbia . With a length of 98 km, it is the longer headstream of theZapadna Morava (it forms it with theĐetinja ), and thus, of theVelika Morava . Its name, Moravica, means "little Morava" in Serbian, and it also gives its name to the surrounding region and the modernMoravica District of Serbia.Stari Vlah
The Golijska Moravica originates from the western slopes of the
Golija mountain and flows traight to the north, between the Golija andJavor mountains, through theStari Vlah region. Even though the area in the lower course is sparsely populated, there are many hamlets on the river, characteristically organized in clusters. More important are the villages of Sakovići, Gazdovići, Kumanica, Međurečje (where it receives the "Nošnica" from the left) and Čitluk.Ivanjica depression
The Golijska Morava enters the Ivanjica depression, located between the mountains of
Čemerno on the east, andMučanj on the west. This is where it receives the "Lučka reka" from the right and "Grabovička reka" from the left and flows through the town ofIvanjica , its suburbs ofBedina Varoš andŠume , thesatellite earth station ofPrilike and the village of Dubrava. At the end of the depression, the Golijska Moravica passes next to themonastery of "Sveti Arhanđeli", as it continues to the north.Arilje depression & Tašti field
From Ivanjica depression, the Golijska Moravica flows into the Arilje depression, located between the mountains of Golubac (on the east) and
Blagaja (on the west), where it receives the "Trešnjevica" from the right (at the village of Divljaka), and its major tributary, the Rzav from the right, near the town ofArilje , which itself used to be called "Moravica" in medieval period.In the final section, the Golijska Morava reaches the Tašti field, located between the mountains of Blagaja,
Krstac andCrnokosa , east of the town ofPožega . Near the village of Pilatovići, the Golijska Morava meets the Đetinja and together they form theZapadna Morava , longerheadwater of the Velika Morava.The Golijska Moravica drains an area of 1,486 km², belongs to the
Black Sea drainage area and it is not navigable. The river's potential for power production is not used.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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