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of the river itself. By 2019, Romanian part of the river was completely cleaned, as the problems with the pollution were solved, partially due to the shut down of the dirt industries and partially because of the implemented treatment of the waste. On
Serbian side, nothing has been on the pollution prevention and the major sources of pollution are the town of Zrenjanin itself and the Ečka fishponds, which also polluted the nearby Carska Bara nature reserve.
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612:) and two are in Serbia (Itebej, Klek). It was navigable for ships up to 500 tons. Also, floods were regulated, too. Due to the lack of proper maintenance, the Serbian section of the channel stopped being navigable in 1958. Due to the deteriorating state of the locks, even the recreational sailing was banned so the water was used only for irrigation and for supplying the fishponds.
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and an anchorage in
Zrenjanin began in the summer of 2019, concurrently with the construction of the bicycle path to the Romanian border. As the works began in 2019, the deadline was moved to 2023, but the anchorage should be finished by 2022. Additional works includes the cleaning and revitalization
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river, reconstruction of the locks at Srpski Itebej and Klek (and additional two in
Romania), revitalization of a port and an anchorage in Zrenjanin and a bicycle path along the river, from Zrenjanin to the Romanian border. It is planned that the entire project will be finished in 4 years, by 2022.
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In August 2018 the project of a massive revitalization of the river was announced as a joint venture of Serbia, Romania, and the
European Union. The project will include the transformation of the river into a navigable one again, all the way to the Romanian border. It also includes dredging of the
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The second channel is the modern Bega flow, previously known as the
Navigable Begej. It included the 70 km (43 mi) long section between Timișoara (now in Romania) and Klek (now in Serbia). The river was previously used for dumping of the wastewater. Four complexes of
541:(or DTD) and turns south, receiving waters from the Stari Begej. There it is separated from DTD route turning west and reaching Zrenjanin. From there it continues to the south, using the old river bed of the Tisa, passing through
557:(Serbian: Ribnjak Ečka, Рибњак Ечка), the largest one in Serbia with an area of 25 km (9.7 sq mi). The remaining parts of wetland make the largest swamp in Serbia,
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was constructed tracking Bega Veche, which is also channelled for 97 km (60 mi), as a parallel waterway for 114 km (71 mi), before the two rejoin northeast of
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or Stari Begej. Originally 120 km (75 mi) long, today it is a bit shorter and is actually a tributary to the Bega. It is mostly used for draining.
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acquired the Banat area, new
Austrian authorities began concurrent construction of two parallel channeled flows. One included the channeling of the
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were built from 1910 to 1912 which allowed for constant navigation, regardless of the periods of low water levels. Today two are in
Romania (
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In the 17th century, the river was used for the transportation of wood and for the draining of the surrounding marshy lands. After the 1718
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covers an area of 4,458 km (1,721 sq mi), of which 2,362 km (912 sq mi) in
Romania.
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S.K. (7 August 2018). "Биће Бегеј опет плован" [Begej will be navigable again].
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catchment basin. Its own catchment area is 2,878 km (1,111 sq mi).
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The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bega (in downstream order):
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Near Klek and Novi Itebej, the Begej becomes part of the large
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1104:[Navigation on channel Begej starts after 60 years].
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1087:(Bucharest: Institutul Național de Statistică, 2018), p. 13.
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Through the Tisa and Danube rivers, it belongs to the
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Yearbook of the Republic of Serbia 2017
1211:The mouth of the Bega into the Tisa, across Titel
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1102:"Počinje plovidba kanalom Begej posle 60 godina"
1044:Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1
1172:Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije
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513:plains. There, it begins to spill over, so the
1081:Daniel Celu Vîrdol and Tudorel Andrei (eds.),
627:Settlements on Begej include the villages of
402:
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940:Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
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440:(75 km; 47 mi.). It rises in the
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481:The river starts at the confluence of its
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1067:Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007
521:, Serbia. The Bega Canal runs through
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938:(in Serbian and English). Belgrade:
740:is diverted towards the Bega by the
428:), is a 244 km (152 mile) long
348:Bridge over Bega (Begej) river near
1140:[Zrenjanin sails to Bega].
13:
1160:, Third edition (1985); Prosveta;
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736:Part of the water from the river
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436:(169 km; 105 mi.) and
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1136:Đorđe Đukić (29 August 2019).
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1158:Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija
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110:Physical characteristics
942:. October 2017. p. 16.
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242: • location
135: • location
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1170:Jovan Đ. Marković (1990):
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509:, where it enters the low
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259: • average
216:244 km (152 mi)
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1144:(in Serbian). p. 26.
1100:R.D. (2 September 2020).
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1138:Зрењанин плови ка Бегеју
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1108:(in Serbian). p. 8.
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561:(Cyrillic: Царска бара;
539:Danube–Tisa–Danube Canal
448:, and it flows into the
444:in Romania, part of the
324: • right
18:River in Romania, Serbia
639:(formerly Begejci) and
304: • left
1268:Rivers of Timiș County
1258:Geography of Vojvodina
1174:; Svjetlost-Sarajevo;
997:. 2020. Archived from
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742:Coșteiu–Chizătău Canal
442:Poiana Ruscă Mountains
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1057: River code: V.1
854:In downstream order:
765:In downstream order:
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582:Treaty of Passarowitz
359:Bega (Begej) between
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197:45.20833°N 20.31528°E
446:Carpathian Mountains
272:Basin features
193: /
1199:The Bega near Ečka
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610:Sânmartinu Maghiar
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202:45.20833; 20.31528
1273:Canals in Romania
1248:Rivers of Romania
751:Bega in Zrenjanin
659:, Carpen, Șopot,
586:Habsburg monarchy
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860:Novi Itebej
756:Settlements
725:, Remetea,
647:Tributaries
633:Novi Itebej
559:Carska bara
452:river near
424:, formerly
295:Tributaries
277:Progression
200: /
162:river near
1263:Bega basin
1242:Categories
915:References
783:Leucușești
731:Bega Veche
723:Gherteamoș
689:, Coștei,
683:Năndreasca
590:Bega Veche
515:Bega Canal
483:headwaters
317:Bega Veche
221:Basin size
188:20°18′55″E
185:45°12′30″N
1053:895459847
948:0354-4206
890:Stajićevo
877:Zrenjanin
828:Timișoara
787:Bethausen
779:Mănăștiur
584:when the
575:Black Sea
547:Stajićevo
523:Timișoara
519:Zrenjanin
458:Vojvodina
418:Hungarian
289:Black Sea
233:Discharge
100:Zrenjanin
91:Timișoara
39:Timișoara
1142:Politika
1122:Politika
1106:Politika
1005:14 March
979:14 March
903:See also
803:Chizătău
699:Nieregiș
426:Kistemes
384:Romanian
55:Location
1232:Romania
1152:Sources
868:Žitište
823:Ghiroda
775:Răchita
767:Margina
761:Romania
711:Chizdia
703:Fădimac
695:Cladova
677:Right:
673:Glavița
641:Žitište
602:sluices
477:Romania
434:Romania
392:Serbian
365:Žitište
350:Žitište
333:Chizdia
144:Romania
78:Romania
64:Romania
60:Country
1218:Portal
1186:Images
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953:30 May
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894:Perlez
850:Serbia
845:Otelec
799:Balinț
791:Cutina
727:Behela
715:Mociur
669:Gladna
665:Zopana
661:Vădana
655:Left:
621:marina
551:Perlez
549:, and
533:Serbia
505:, and
503:Balinț
495:Curtea
472:Course
464:. Its
462:Serbia
438:Serbia
410:German
369:Serbia
313:Gladna
298:
285:Danube
251:Serbia
236:
213:Length
168:Serbia
119:Source
95:Serbia
68:Serbia
1071:IPCDR
936:(PDF)
898:Titel
864:Torak
841:Uivar
833:Utvin
815:Recaș
771:Făget
738:Timiș
707:Miniș
691:Bunea
637:Torak
598:locks
511:Banat
499:Făget
454:Titel
430:river
404:Begej
398:Бегеј
380:Begej
281:Tisza
247:Titel
164:Titel
155:Mouth
87:Recaș
83:Făget
74:Towns
1176:ISBN
1162:ISBN
1049:OCLC
1007:2022
981:2022
955:2018
944:ISSN
882:Ečka
872:Klek
795:Bodo
687:Icui
543:Ečka
489:and
450:Tisa
422:Béga
414:Bega
388:Bega
376:Bega
374:The
363:and
160:Tisa
126:and
104:Ečka
24:Bega
432:in
378:or
367:in
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