Aranca
| Aranca Zlatica (Златица) | |
|---|---|
Vojvodina Province) | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Tisa |
• location | Ada, Serbia |
• coordinates | 45°48′44″N 20°08′54″E / 45.8122°N 20.1482°E |
| Length | 117 km (73 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,470 km2 (570 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Giucoșin |
| • right | Igriș, Mureșan, Cociohat |
The Aranca or Zlatica (Romanian: Aranca, Serbian: Златица / Zlatica, Hungarian: Aranka) is a 117 km long river in the Banat region of Romania and Serbia, left tributary of the river Tisa.[1][2]
Hydronymy
The Serbian and Hungarian names of the river carry the meaning the golden river.
Course
The Aranca originates in the northern part of the Banat, near the village
In Serbia, the river turns southwest, receives from the right the
Characteristics
The Aranca belongs to the Danube drainage basin, itself draining 1,470 km² (790 km² in Romania, 680 km² in Serbia). In the lower part it has been channelized, so its navigable for the last 10 km and also very important for the irrigation of the arable land in its valley. Near the village of Jazovo, waters of the Zlatica are used for the Ostojićevo fish pond, and a natural Celeruša bog is also located there.
Settlements located near the river
Romania
Serbia
References
- ^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. p. 473.
- OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.2
- ^ Aranca (jud. Timis), e-calauza.ro
- 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
- Srpska porodična enciklopedija, Vol. X (2007); Narodna knjiga and Politika NM; ISBN 978-86-331-2739-4
