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Devil's Town - Serbia

Posted by Ivica Miskovic | Thursday, March 19, 2009 | | 1 comments »

Đavolja Varoš (meaning "Devil's Town") is a geographical region of south Serbia, by the Radan mountains near Kuršumlija. The region features exotic formations described as earth pyramids. Scientists say that they have been formed by erosion.

Since 1959, Djavolja Varos has been under protection of the state and by a 1995 decision of the Serbian Government, it was proclaimed a natural good of outstanding importance and put under the first-category level of protection.

A natural spring is located beneath the pyramids and has a high mineral concentration. There are two springs: “Djavolja voda” (“Devil’s Water”), with extremely high acid water (pH 1.5) and high mineral concentration (15 g/l of water), and “Crveno vrelo” (“Red Well”).

Djavolja varos is a nominee in the New Seven Wonders of Nature election, and it is 15th from 77 candidates, but first wonder in Europe, and first in Rocky Formation, that is officially supported. Voting for nominees will continue through 31.12.08.

credited to wikipedia and flickr users: urospetrovic, mark.os, miljanam., pelagija, vera**

1 comments

  1. Anonymous // March 20, 2009 at 2:23 AM  

    Nice images..I like the way you shot those pictures. You put some meaning on it.:)