West Morava ( Serbian : Западна Морава , romanized : Zapadna Morava , pronounced [zâːpadnaː mɔ̝̌rav̞a] ) is a river in Central Serbia , a 184-km long headstream of the Great Morava , which it forms with the South Morava . It was known as Brongus in antiquity.
12-739: The West Morava originates in the Tašti field, east of the town of Požega , from the Golijska Moravica and Đetinja headstreams. Đetinja receives from the left its main tributary, the Skrapež. Less than a kilometer after the confluence, it meets the Golijska Moravica flowing from the south, forming the West Morava. Given the proximity of the confluences of Đetinja, Skrapež and Golijska Moravica, some sources consider all three rivers to be direct headstreams of
24-486: A local coverage: State Road 21 (Serbia) State Road 21 is an IB-class road in northern and western Serbia , connecting Novi Sad with Sjenica . It is in Vojvodina and Šumadija and Western Serbia regions. Before the new road categorization regulation given in 2013, the route had the following names: M 22.1 , M 21 , M 5 , M 21.1 and P 117 (before 2012) / 13 and A4 (after 2012). The existing route
36-500: Is a main road with two traffic lanes. By the valid Space Plan of Republic of Serbia the section between Novi Sad and Ruma would be upgraded to expressway, while the Požega -Sjenica part would be transferred to the new A2 motorway , providing the faster link between A1 and A3 motorways, also between Belgrade and Montenegrin coast, respectively. Everything is expected to be completed by 2020. Section from Požega to Požega ( Arilje )
48-515: Is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 12,362, while the municipality has 25,988 inhabitants. The town also has a non-profit organization, called Forca Požega . Aside from the town of Požega, the municipality includes the following settlements: According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Požega has a population of 29,638 inhabitants. The ethnic composition of
60-474: Is under construction passes through Požega. Also, it is a transportation hub between Kraljevo-Čačak-Užice railway and Belgrade–Bar railway . Požega has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification : Dfb ) with warm summers, and cold, snowy winters. With 124 days of fog a year, and only 1594 hours of sunshine, it is amongst the foggiest and least sunny towns in Serbia. Požega has several media with
72-520: The Ibar, the West Morava has a huge potential in electricity production (the Ovčar (6 MW) and Međuvršje (7 MW) hydroelectric power plants). Water is also used for the irrigation and for the same purpose the artificial lake Parmenac is created on the river, thus helping the already fertile region (grains, orchards). Also, out of all three Morava rivers, the West Morava's valley is the most forested one. The watershed of
84-537: The West Morava River. Following the direction of the course, the Đetinja is a natural headstream of the West Morava. But since Golijska Moravica is 23 km longer, the latter is considered as the main headstream. Measured from the source of the Golijska Moravica, the West Morava is 282 km long; the length of the West Morava proper is 184 km. Unlike the South and Great Morava's meridian (south-to-north) flow,
96-411: The West Morava is rich in ores , (the Ibar section most of all), and includes the mining of hard coal , magnesite , chromium , etc. As a result, the industry is very developed with a string of heavily industrialized towns: Užice , Požega, Čačak , Kraljevo , Trstenik and Kruševac . The traffic is also important for the economy as the whole of the river valley is a natural route for both the roads and
108-410: The West Morava runs in an opposed, latitudinal (west-to-east) direction, dividing the region of Šumadija of the central Serbia from the southern parts of the country. Due to the West Morava's direction, it flows between many mountains, regions and sub-regions: The West Morava river valley, Zapadno Pomoravlje , is economically the most developed of all three Morava river valleys. With the valley of
120-650: The entire Great Morava watershed), belongs to the Black Sea drainage basin and it is not navigable. When melioration program began in 1966, it was projected that it will become navigable from Kruševac to Čačak . In the central section of the flow, the special nature reserve Osredak was established in February 2020, and placed under the state protection. Po%C5%BEega, Serbia Požega ( Serbian Cyrillic : Пожега , pronounced [pôʒeɡa] ), formerly Užička Požega ( Serbian Cyrillic : Ужичка Пожега ),
132-415: The railways connecting eastern, central and western Serbia. Altogether, the West Morava receives 85 tributaries. The river used to be longer (319 km), but due to the regulation of the flow, it is shorter now. The West Morava has an average discharge of 120 m/s, but it is characterized by extreme fluctuations, which results in severe floods . The West Morava drains an area of 15,754 km (41.2% of
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#1732855253923144-461: The town: The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022): Požega is one of the main road and railway transportation centers in Western Serbia. It is located on the crossroads of the most important state roads in Western Serbia – State Road 21 and State Road 23 . Also, a section of A2 motorway which
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