Crna River (Vardar)
Crna River | |
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Crna River in western Macedonia | |
Native name | Црна Река, Crna Reka |
Country | Republic of Macedonia |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Zeleznec |
River mouth |
Vardar 41°33′18″N 21°58′49″E / 41.55500°N 21.98028°ECoordinates: 41°33′18″N 21°58′49″E / 41.55500°N 21.98028°E |
Length | 207 km (129 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Vardar→ Aegean Sea |
Crna River (Macedonian:
Thus, the river makes a bend of almost 180 degrees east of Bitola. This bend was part of the Macedonian Front in World War I. It was known to the allied forces as the Cerna Bend or Cerna Loop, and two major battles were fought here : the Battle of the Cerna Bend (1916) and the Battle of the Cerna Bend (1917).
The name Crna Reka means "Black River" in Macedonian, a translation of its earlier Thracian name, Erigon, meaning "black", akin to Greek érebos, "darkness"; Armenian erek, "evening"; Old Norse røkkr, "darkness"; Gothic riqis, "darkness"; Sanskrit rájas, "night"; Tocharian B orkamo, "dark".[1]
References
- ↑ Katičic', Radoslav. Ancient Languages of the Balkans. Paris: Mouton, 1976: 147