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  Montenegro - MSN Encarta
Montenegro is bounded on the north by Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the east by Serbia, on the south by Albania, and on the southwest by the Adriatic Sea.
Montenegro is mostly mountainous, with elevations ranging from 800 to 2,400 m (2,500 to 8,000 ft).
Montenegro’s few regions suitable for farming are in river valleys, mainly the one along the Zeta River; on the plain around Lake Scutari in the southwest; and near the town of Cetinje.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555558/Montenegro.html   (550 words)

  
 Tara River (Montenegro) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tara River emerges from the confluence of the Ospanica and Veruša Rivers in the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro, flows 144 kilometers northward and converges with the Piva River near the Bosnian border to form the Drina River.
The Tara River cuts the Tara River Gorge, the deepest canyon in Montenegro and Europe, at 78 kilometers in length and 1,300 meters at its deepest.
Tara River is not to be confused with Tara Mountain and Tara National Park, which are situated in southern Serbia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tara_River_(Montenegro)   (463 words)

  
 Montenegro - Search View - MSN Encarta
Montenegro was a partner with Serbia in the shared central government of Serbia and Montenegro until the union of the two republics was dissolved in June 2006.
Montenegro formally became the Yugoslav province of Zeta in 1921.
According to an agreement negotiated between Serbia and Montenegro by the EU, at least 55 percent of the votes needed to be in favor of independence for the referendum to pass.
encarta.msn.com /text_761555558__1/Montenegro.html   (1533 words)

  
 Montenegro Encyclopedia Article @ MrsGermany.com (Mrs Germany)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Montenegro's native name, Crna Gora, was first mentioned in a charter of St. Nicholas Monastery (Vranjina) issued by the Serbian King Milutin, in 1296 and translates literally to "fl mountain", a reference to the dark forests that once covered the slopes of the Dinaric Alps as seen from the coast.
Montenegro emerged from the Balkan Wars doubled in size, receiving half of the former Ottoman territory known as the Sanjak of Novi Pazar, but without Skutari, the country's major prize in the war.
In the constitution of Montenegro adopted in 1992, the official language of the republic was changed from Serbo-Croat to the Ijekavian standard dialect of Serbian.
www.mrsgermany.com /encyclopedia/Montenegro   (3747 words)

  
 TARA RIVER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The river flows even further through the abyss, over it, on its stony slopes the lonely pines to skies pointing, which, the poet would say, from the very stone grow, the stone which plunges itself down, to the depths.
Tara, at its end making confluence with Piva, and giving birth to Drina, is some hundred and fifty kilometers long, and is the longest Montenegro river.
As a rare natural phenomenon the Susica river lake is to be mentioned which emerges as a natural barrage forming of the natural flow of the Susica river.
www.durmitorcg.com /tara_eng.php   (1789 words)

  
 Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro
Between 1945 and 2003, Montenegro was a Republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia respectively.
The principal cities and towns of Montenegro are: the capital Podgorica (139,100 inhabitants), Nikšić (61,700), Pljevlja (18,800), and Bijelo Polje (17,100).
Montenegro's parliament on July 12, 2004, adopted a new flag, national day, and anthem, as part of a push for the republic's independence from the state union of Serbia and Montenegro.
www.creekin.net /c6422-n163-montenegro-serbia-and-montenegro.html   (1219 words)

  
 IN Montenegro
River Tara all together with the canyon valley was enlisted in 1977 by UNs program “Man and Biosphere” in the world's registry of ecological reservation biospheres.
Tara takes its source from the top of the mountain Komovi and streams through 150 km long flow till the point of junction with the river Piva forming the new river called Drina.
River Tara is also very popular for its whirlpools and rapids, that's why very attractive for rafting.
www.inmontenegro.com /posjetite/e_tara.php   (268 words)

  
 Montenegro information - Search.com
From 1945 to 1992, Montenegro was a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Zeta River valley is the lowest segment at an elevation of 500 meters (1,640 ft).
Montenegro formed its own economic policy and switched to using the Deutsche Mark as its currency as proposed by foreign economic advisors at the time.
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 Visit Montenegro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Feel the adrenaline surge while rafting down the canyon of the Tara river, the deepest canyon in Europe.
Experience the special dimension found in the particular combination of ethics and aesthetics which are the soul of Montenegro.
Montenegro is one of the last undiscovered secrets, the country whose vast natural and spiritual assets refuse to fit into any commercial pattern.
www.visit-montenegro.cg.yu /english/default.htm   (261 words)

  
 About Montenegro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Montenegro is a republic south of Croatia separated from Italy by the crystal waters of the Adriatic.
Montenegro’s charm lies in its unspoiled beaches, thick pine forests and medieval villages.
Montenegro was once a playground for A list celebrities and is now “poised for a major comeback” according to the New York Times in their list of top 10 destinations for 2006.
www.montenegro-investment-property.com /About_Montenegro/page_1697982.html   (482 words)

  
 1World2travel - Montenegro - Tara
The canyon of the river Tara is the longest and deepest in Europe, one of the rare natural entities and as such is under the protection of UNESCO as a world natural heritage.
The longest river of Montenegro, the Tara, with its crystal clear water, is equally beautiful while running through the plains or rushing through the canyon.
The rapids of the river Tara are a real challenge for those longing for adventure, both for those who either decide to go down it by themselves in a kayak or rubber boat, or for those who choose the traditional method of rafting down the Tara river on wooden rafts.
www.1world2travel.com /article.php?articleID=2718   (393 words)

  
 Geography of Montenegro, an Independent and Sovereign State   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Montenegro is located in the southern part of the Balkan peninsula.
Montenegro is a maritime country, with 200 km of the Adriatic coastline.
The rivers of Montenegro are swift with large drops in elevation and large volumes of water resulting from the high precipitation.
www.montenegro.org /geograph.html   (365 words)

  
 Tara
Tara, Russia is a town in Omsk Oblast, Russia.
Tara river in Russia, a tributary of Irtysh.
Tara (Hindu) is wife of Brihaspati (the planet Jupiter) in Hindu mythology.
www.keywordmage.net /ta/tara.html   (248 words)

  
 Montenegro.com - Montenegro Accommodation - Montenegro Real Estate - Montenegro Disapora - Tara
Tara is located between the mountains of Bjelasnica, Sinjajevina, Ljubisnja and Durmitor.
The Tara and surroundings are rich in native species and species left from past ages, some of which date from the ice age.
The Tara basin is the ideal place for mountain goats to live, as it allows them to move according to the seasons (winter in the Durmitor peaks and summer in the areas of the canyon).
www.montenegro.com /sk/Tara.html   (742 words)

  
 Serbianna.com | News Story
PODGORICA, Montenegro-A massive landslide in Montenegro's Tara River Canyon has clogged the waterway and caused flooding in Montenegro, prompting authorities to begin evacuating villagers late Thursday.
Tara is no longer flowing," Zoran Begovic, the police officer in charge of emergencies, told Montenegrin state television.
The river was expected eventually to rise enough to flow over the dam, but Begovic would not give predictions when that was expected.
www.serbianna.com /news/2006/02790.shtml   (254 words)

  
 Fury Over Threat to Canyon Isolates Montenegrin Leader
The Tara canyon is a national symbol, which helps to explain the depth of the passions activists display over the issue.
Other critics say Montenegro may have to continue to import electricity even after the plant is built, as well as buying power at whatever price is set by the company that wins the tender.
The fact that the EFT is favored to win the tender to construct the Tara dam has caused alarm in Montenegro, though the company has been careful to rebut the charges raised against it in Bosnia.
www.ens-newswire.com /ens/nov2004/2004-11-02-03.asp   (1317 words)

  
 Montenegro | ABOUT MONTENEGRO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Republic of Montenegro belongs to the Middle Mediterranean region, that is, to southern Europe.
This narrow (1-10 km) region goes along Adriatic coast from Igalo in the West to the mouth of river Bojana in the East.
Rivers Tara, Moraca, Piva and theirs tributaries have made a lot of beautiful canyons.
www.adriatic-tour.com /en/montenegro_travel_guide   (600 words)

  
 REC: Doors to Democracy - CEE: Yugoslavia - Montenegro (1)
The legal basis for public participation in decisionmaking in Montenegro is Article 2, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of Montenegro of 1992 which states that sovereignty belongs to the people so that they exercise their power both directly and through freely elected representatives.
It is a common practice in Montenegro during the process of drafting regulation, experts and scientists are invited to take part in the work of the assembly working bodies, as well as the representatives of professional organizations directly affected by the draft being coordinated.
Although the Regulations of the Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro guarantees the transparency of the work of the assembly (Article 58/1993), in practice, apart from the cases when issues considered a state secret are discussed, the transparency of the work of parliament is realized through the presence of media representatives.
www.rec.org /REC/Publications/PPDoors/CEE/Montenegro1.html   (3349 words)

  
 Send to a Friend - IPS Inter Press Service
The government of Montenegro, smaller sister of Serbia in what is now the state union of Serbia and Montenegro, insists that the benefits of the hydropower plant 'Buk Bijela' would outweigh any damage to the country of 650,000 people.
Montenegro has little industry, and its budget is funded mostly by foreign aid.
The Tara river is partially a natural border between Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
www.ipsnews.net /sendnews.asp?idnews=26532   (500 words)

  
 Rafting on Tara river Montenegro - Crna Gora extreme sports whitewater rafting
It is in calm northern part of Montenegro, far away of any Balkans troubles and disturbations.
Rafting part of Tara is about 55 miles long with many rapids and swirls, but also calm gulfs and beautiful beaches for fun and leisure.
On international scale of difficulty Tara is ranked about class IV, and that brings it in range of the most attractive world rafting rivers.
www.raftingplus.info /EngMain.htm   (142 words)

  
 World InfoZone - Montenegro Information - Page 1
The population of Montenegro was estimated at 630,548 in 2002.
Religions in Montenegro are Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Muslim.
The cuisine of Montenegro is influenced by its Balkan neighbours.
www.worldinfozone.com /country.php?country=Montenegro   (283 words)

  
 Planet Ark - Montenegro MPs Oppose Plan to Flood Tara Gorge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
PODGORICA, Serbia and Montenegro - The parliament of Montenegro on Tuesday opposed government plans to build a dam that would flood part of the Tara River canyon, the deepest and longest canyon in Europe.
The river Tara has won freedom for ever," said Sinisa Stevovic of the group which started the petition.
The dam would be built on the River Drina in the Serb half of neighbouring Bosnia and would flood 12 km of the canyon.
www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=28573   (357 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Dam threatens Montenegro river
The Tara runs for more than 100km (60 miles) through one of the deepest, most secluded and beautiful canyons in the world.
The river is part of a Unesco world heritage site, but now a plan to build a hydroelectric dam on it has brought Montenegrins onto the streets.
Environmentalist Milos Stanic, who has lived beside the Tara all his life, says the valley "is supposed to be sacrificed to solve Montenegro's energy problems".
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/3743698.stm   (536 words)

  
 The Tara River Canyon
It meets the Piva river and together they make the Drina river, one of the longest and water-richest rivers in the Balkans.
For centuries, with its strength the Tara river has been hollowing out a soft limestone surface giving it a sculptural form full of gorges, large rocks or chasms.
Around the river, the vegetation is very dense: fl pine, eastern hornbeam, fl ash, elm, linden, and in higher areas, above the rocks, one can see cork oaks, hornbeams, maples, beeches.
www.visit-montenegro.cg.yu /english/priroda/tara.htm   (382 words)

  
 Indymedia NL (The Netherlands) - Let the river Tara in Montenegro be!!!
Tara river canyon was proclaimed a UNESCO reserve as a part of Man and Biosphere Programme (MaB) and thus received special protection from the international community.
Republic of Montenegro added a special decree to its constitution which defines it as an Ecological State and stating that all project documents dedicated to different development strategies must be based the concepts of sustainable development and conservation.
Tara is globally renowned as scientific relic and a natural attraction that can bring more money than 20 hydroelectric dams.
prod.indymedia.nl /en/2004/11/23160.shtml   (1478 words)

  
 Rain, Storms
MONTENEGRO - A massive landslide in Montenegro's Tara River Canyon has clogged the waterway and caused flooding in Montenegro, prompting authorities to begin evacuating villagers late Thursday.
PORTUGAL - A river burst its banks and swept a packed school bus off the road Wednesday after a night of heavy storms that authorities said caused the death of one person.
VIETNAM - Landslides are threatening 4,500 households on the banks of the Tien and Hau Rivers in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.
home.att.net /~thehessians/rain.html   (19482 words)

  
 ::: R a f t i n g    c l u b   " B O D O " :::    Dobrodošli
Longest Mountain River, pearl of nature, unpredictable and with given beauty, 150 km long and it is s ituated within national park Durmitor"in Montenegro.
There in canyon is the greatest concentration of herbs with medical properties on Earth, also great number of rare herbal and animal kinds, and it is the biggest reservoir of drinkable water in Europe.
All these beauties and features of "The tear of Europe" means nothing until you feel coldness and taste of Tara water until you hear sound of the rapids or enjoy in the view from the rocks Canyon.
www.tarabodo.com /engleski/tara.html   (233 words)

  
 Zabljak :: Destination-Montenegro.com
It is situated at an altitude of 1456 m, in the very centre of the giant Durmitor mountain range and represents a most attractive destination for winter tourism.
Montenegro is surrounded by numerous lakes and a large number of mountain tops.
Rafting on the Tara river is definitely a special attraction for the extreme sports lovers.
www.destination-montenegro.com /zabljak.htm   (193 words)

  
 Photos
Famous Tara bridge..Length 365 metres Height 150 metres..built in 1939..
"Ljutica" river, the shortest and fastest in Europe.It produces 2000 litres of water per second...
In the center is Miroslav, guide, organisation and secretary general of "Friends of Tara" association...
www.tararafting.net /photos.html   (116 words)

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