# Homolje
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{{Short description|Geographic region in the country of Serbia}}
{{For|a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Homolje, Konjic}}
thumb| Homolje to the north
'''Homolje''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Хомоље}}, {{IPA|sh|xɔ̌mɔʎɛ|pron}}; {{langx|ro|Homolie}}) is a small geographical [region](/source/regions_of_Serbia) in east [Serbia](/source/Serbia) south of the [Danube river](/source/Danube_river). It is centered on the town of [Žagubica](/source/%C5%BDagubica), with smaller parts belonging to municipalities of [Kučevo](/source/Ku%C4%8Devo), [Majdanpek](/source/Majdanpek) and [Petrovac](/source/Petrovac_(Serbia)). In the narrow sense, the term "Homolje" is applied only to the Homolje valley around [Mlava](/source/Mlava) river, but it is usually applied to the low [Homolje mountains](/source/Homolje_mountains) (940 m) north of the valley and [Beljanica](/source/Beljanica) and [Crni Vrh](/source/Crni_Vrh_(Bor)) mountains at the south. It is sparsely populated, and renowned for its unspoiled nature.
thumb|Homolje plains
The main river is the Mlava which receives nine tributaries from the right and six from the left. But there are numerous other [karst springs](/source/karst_springs), [sinking river](/source/sinking_river)s and [rapids](/source/rapids). There are four gorges in the area (Gornjak, Ribare, Osanica and Tisnica) and numerous, unexplored caves (Pogana Cave, Ledena Cave, Strogine Caves). The region is covered with thick forests and many [sinkholes](/source/sinkholes) and pits.[{{Citation | author = Dragoljub Stevanović | title = Zanimljiva Srbija: Žagubica - putovanje u prošlost | trans-title = Interesting Serbia: Žagubica - journey into past | newspaper = [Politika](/source/Politika)-Magazin, No. 1051 | pages = 20–21 | language = Serbian | date = 19 November 2017 }}]
Homolje is also known for its vivid folklore which includes abundant legends of vampires, dragons, fairies and bats.[
The region of Homolje is sparsely populated, with ethnic [Vlachs](/source/Vlachs) making a majority of residents in some areas thereof, and because of the small population its nature is unspoilt. One of its attractions is a vast forest called Trest.
== Population ==
Populated places in Homolje (2002 Census):
{|class="wikitable"
!Place|| Area (km²) || Population || Pop. density
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|[Žagubica](/source/%C5%BDagubica) ||align=right|189.84 ||align=right|3,197 ||align=right|17
|-
|[Laznica](/source/Laznica) ||align=right|74,81 ||align=right|2,440 ||align=right|33
|-
|[Krepoljin](/source/Krepoljin) ||align=right|47.80 ||align=right|1,958 ||align=right|41
|-
|[Suvi Do](/source/Suvi_Do_(%C5%BDagubica)) ||align=right|91.33 ||align=right|1,365 ||align=right|15
|-
|[Osanica](/source/Osanica_(%C5%BDagubica)) ||align=right|66.52 ||align=right|1,281 ||align=right|19
|-
|[Sige](/source/Sige) ||align=right|19.84 ||align=right|935 ||align=right|47
|-
|[Milatovac](/source/Milatovac_(%C5%BDagubica)) ||align=right|22.16 ||align=right|913 ||align=right|41
|-
|[Krupaja](/source/Krupaja) ||align=right|25.52 ||align=right|766 ||align=right|30
|-
|[Jošanica](/source/Jo%C5%A1anica%2C_%C5%BDagubica) ||align=right|36.10 ||align=right|708 ||align=right|20
|-
|[Milanovac](/source/Milanovac%2C_%C5%BDagubica) ||align=right|16.47 ||align=right|595 ||align=right|36
|-
|[Selište](/source/Seli%C5%A1te%2C_Kur%C5%A1umlija) ||align=right|61.00 ||align=right|567 ||align=right|9
|-
|[Ribare](/source/Ribare_(%C5%BDagubica)) ||align=right|19.08 ||align=right|542 ||align=right|28
|-
|[Vukovac](/source/Vukovac) ||align=right|22.95 ||align=right|519 ||align=right|23
|-
|[Bliznak](/source/Bliznak_(%C5%BDagubica)) ||align=right|20.41 ||align=right|412 ||align=right|20
|-
|[Izvarica](/source/Izvarica) ||align=right|18.93 ||align=right|396 ||align=right|21
|-
|[Breznica](/source/Breznica_(Bujanovac)) ||align=right|22.37 ||align=right|244 ||align=right|11
|-
|[Medveđica](/source/Medve%C4%91ica) ||align=right|4.76 ||align=right|46 ||align=right|10
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== Sources ==
* {{Citation|url=http://homoljetourism.org/homolje/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724193325/http://homoljetourism.org/homolje/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-07-24 |title=Homolje |publisher=Homolje Tourism }}
* {{Citation|url=http://homolje.co.rs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506012856/http://homolje.co.rs/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-05-06 |title=Homolje unofficial presentation, online since 2000. |publisher=Homolje Web developing team }}
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Homolje}}
* [http://www.zagubica.org.rs Municipality of Žagubica]
* [http://www.travel.rs/sr/info/homolje Homolje on SerbiaTravel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032819/http://www.travel.rs/sr/info/homolje |date=2016-03-04 }}
{{Geographical regions of Serbia}}
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{{Coord|44.233639|21.747093|type:city|display=title}}
Category:Geographical regions of Serbia
Category:Geography of Southern and Eastern Serbia
Category:Vlachs of Serbia
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