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Pena (river)

Pena (Macedonian: Пена, Albanian: Shkumbin) is the biggest Šar river in Polog, North Macedonia after the Vardar River. It is the biggest Vardarian tributary from the Šar lakes.

Pena
Пена
Shkumbin
River Pena in Tetovo
Location
Country North Macedonia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationČabriolica on Šar Mountains
Mouth 
 • location
Vardar, near village Saraḱino
 • coordinates
41°59′01″N 21°03′04″E / 41.9836°N 21.0510°E / 41.9836; 21.0510
Length29.7 km (18.5 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionVardarAegean Sea

Spring and course Edit

The spring of Pena starts in the region of Čabriolica and Borisloica, high on the Šar Mountains, 2,500 metres above sea level. At first, there are two small streams that merge at the villages of Vešala and Bozovce.[1]

Going through the center of Tetovo it hangs up[clarification needed] in the Polog valley and near the village of Saraḱino it flows into the Vardar.

Characteristics Edit

The springs of the river are on 2,500 metres above sea level and is 27 km long. In its river-bed pour 12 other rivers. The most important of these include the Karanikolovska River, the Przhina, the Vejčka, the Lesnhička, and the Brodečka.[2]

Significance Edit

The Pena River is important for the city of Tetovo not just as a symbol of the city, but as economic object as well. From touristic view the river with the wild mountainous flow and beautiful waterfalls it attracts a lot of tourists. From economic view the river is important because on her are built four hydrocenters, one of which was the first in Macedonia.

In 1979, after torrential rains, the river overflowed and caused flooding in Tetovo.[3]

References Edit

  1. ^ Душан Кривокапиќ: „Шар-Планина“, издание на „Туристичка Штампа“, Белград, 1969 година
  2. ^ Живко Стефановски, Напредок Тетово, Шар Планина, стр 68-70
  3. ^ Кузман Најденоски: „Тетово во минатото“, издание од 1964 година. Печатница „Напредок“ Тетово

See also Edit

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