The Bega

The Bega (Romanian

Romanian language

Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...

: Bega, Serbian

Serbian language

Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....

: Begej (Бегеј), German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

: Bega, Hungarian

Hungarian language

Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....

: Bega) is a 254 km long river

River

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 in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 (178 km) and Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 (76 km). It rises in the Poiana Ruscă mountains in Romania, part of the Carpathian Mountains

Carpathian Mountains

The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc roughly long across Central and Eastern Europe, making them the second-longest mountain range in Europe...

, and it flows into the Tisza

Tisza

The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range...

 river near Titel

Titel

Titel is a town and municipality in the South Bačka District of the Vojvodina, Serbia. The town of Titel has a population of 5,831, while the population of the municipality of Titel is 16,936...

, Vojvodina

Vojvodina

Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...

, Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

.

Romania

The river starts at the junction headwaters: Bega Luncanilor

Bega Luncanilor River

The Bega Luncanilor River or Bega Mare River is a headwater of the Bega River in Romania.The Ţapa River is a tributary of this river.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti...

 and Bega Poieni

Bega Poieni River

The Bega Poieni River or Bega Mică River is a headwater of the Bega River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

. After flowing north, the river bends to the west at Coşava, passing through Făget

Faget

Făget is a town in Timiş County, Banat, western Romania, with a population of about 7,500. Its name literally means "beech tree forest" in Romanian...

, Balinţ, and Topolovăţu Mic, where it enters the low Banat

Banat

The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania , the western part in northeastern Serbia , and a small...

 plains. There, it begins to spill over, so the Bega canal was constructed tracking Bega Veche, which is also channeled for 97 km, as a parallel waterway for 114 km, before the two rejoin northeast of Zrenjanin

Zrenjanin

Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...

, Serbia. The Bega canal runs through Timişoara

Timisoara

Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...

 and continues to the southwest, enters Serbia near the village of Hetin

Hetin

Hetin is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province...

.

Serbia

Near Jankov Most the Begej becomes part of large canal Danube-Tisa-Danube (or DTD) and turns south, receiveng waters from Novi Begej. There it's separated from DTD route turning west and reaching Zrenjanin. From there it continues to the south, using old river bed of Tisa, passing through Ečka

Ecka

Ečka is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina...

, Stajićevo

Stajicevo

Stajićevo is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,999 people .-History:...

 and Perlez

Perlez

Perlez is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...

. In this part, it flows through marshlands, some of which are transformed into fishponds, like Belo jezero (Cyrillic: Бело језеро; White lake) and Fishpond Ečka (Serbian: Ribnjak Ečka, Рибњак Ечка), the largest one in Serbia with an area of 25 km². The remaining parts of wetland make the largest bog in Serbia, Carska bara

Carska Bara

Carska Bara is the largest individual bog and one of the major nature reserves in Serbia. It is located in the Banat region of the province of Vojvodina.- Location :...

 (Cyrillic: Царска бара; Imperial marsh, 11 km²), after which Begej empties into the Tisa.

Characteristics

Through Tisa and Danube, it belongs to the Black Sea

Black Sea

The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...

 draining basin. Its own draining area is 2.878 km².

Channeled parts of both Stari Begej and Novi Begej are navigable.

Settlements on Novi Begej include villages of Srpski Itebej

Srpski Itebej

Srpski Itebej is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 2,405 .-External links:*...

 (with huge fishpond), Novi Itebej

Novi Itebej

Novi Itebej is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority of Protestant religious affiliation and its population numbering 1,315 people .-References:*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj...

, Torak

Torak

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 (formerly Begejci) and Žitište

Žitište

Žitište is a town and municipality in Central Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 3,236, while Žitište municipality has 20,144 inhabitants.-Name:...

.

Romania

• Margina
• Făget
  Faget
  Făget is a town in Timiş County, Banat, western Romania, with a population of about 7,500. Its name literally means "beech tree forest" in Romanian...
  
  
• Răchita
• Mănăştiur
• Leucuşeşti
• Bethausen
• Cutina
• Bodo
• Balinţ
• Chizătău
• Ictar-Budinţi
• Topolovăţu Mic
• Recaş
• Remetea Mare
• Ghiroda
• Timişoara
  Timisoara
  Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
  
  
• Utvin
• Sânmihaiu Român
• Uivar
• Otelec

Serbia

• Hetin
  Hetin
  Hetin is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province...
  
  
• Srpski Itebej
  Srpski Itebej
  Srpski Itebej is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 2,405 .-External links:*...
  
  
• Novi Itebej
  Novi Itebej
  Novi Itebej is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority of Protestant religious affiliation and its population numbering 1,315 people .-References:*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj...
  
  
• Begejci
• Žitište
  Žitište
  Žitište is a town and municipality in Central Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 3,236, while Žitište municipality has 20,144 inhabitants.-Name:...
  
  
• Banatski Dvor
  Banatski Dvor
  Banatski Dvor is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province...
  
  
• Jankov Most
  Jankov Most
  Jankov Most is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority and its population numbering 636 people .-History:First time mentioned in 1221. under name Iancahid Jankov Most...
  
  
• Klek
  Klek
  Klek may refer to:* Klek , a village in Serbia, in Zrenjanin municipality* Klek, Croatia, a village in southern Croatia* Klek mountain, Croatia* Klek, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a peninsula in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
  
  
• Zrenjanin
  Zrenjanin
  Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
  
  
• Ečka
  Ecka
  Ečka is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina...
  
  
• Lukino Selo
  Lukino Selo
  Lukino Selo is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
  
  
• Stajićevo
  Stajicevo
  Stajićevo is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,999 people .-History:...
  
  
• Perlez
  Perlez
  Perlez is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
  
  
• Titel
  Titel
  Titel is a town and municipality in the South Bačka District of the Vojvodina, Serbia. The town of Titel has a population of 5,831, while the population of the municipality of Titel is 16,936...
  
  

Maps

• Harta judeţului Timiş http://www.harta-turistica.ro/map.php?ID=39&harta=Judetul%20Timis