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'''Prerasts of Vratna''' ({{Lang-sr|Прерасти Вратне}}, or '''Vratna Gates''' ({{Lang-sr|Вратњанске капије}}) are three natural stone bridges, two in the vicinity of the medieval [[Vratna monastery]], and the third farther away into the depths of the [[Vratna (river)|Vratna river]] gorge, in [[Bor, Serbia|Bor]], Eastern [[Serbia]]. They are entered through marked hiking trails, witch was through monastic property, but nowdays trail go around monastic land and leads beneath first Vratna Gate or Little Prerast.<ref>[http://www.srbija.travel/priroda/spomenici-prirode/prerasti-vratne/ Prerasti Vratne] at serbia.travel.com{{sr icon}}</ref> |
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''Prerast'' (see [[:wiktionary:прерасти|прерасти]]) in Serbian means "outgrowth" or "overgrowth", and in this case it is an unambiguos term by the local population for these types of natural rock bridges, vaults and gates. |
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Big Prerast is about one hundred meters from the Little Prerast and her length is 45m. Width of her opening is 23m, height 26m, thickness of the arch above the opening 30m. |
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| ⚫ | *[[Little Prerast]] (''Mali Prerast'') is about 200m upstream from the [[Vratna monastery]] and its length is 15m. Width of opening is 33m, height 34m, while the thickness of the [[arch]] above the opening is 10 meters.<ref>[http://serbiandream.com/index.php/sr/srbija/istocna-srbija/114-prerasti-vratne Prerasti reve Vratne] at serbiandream.com{{sr icon}}</ref> |
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*[[Big Prerast]] (''Veliki Prerast'') is about one hundred meters from the Little Prerast and her length is 45m. Width of her opening is 23m, height 26m, thickness of the arch above the opening 30m. |
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*[[Dry Prerast]] (''Suva Prerast'') is 2 km upstream from the other two Gates and her length is 34m, width of opening is 15m, height 20m, thickness of the arch above the opening 10m. Its name comes from the fact that Vratna, in the summer period, plunges fifty meters upstream from it, but later appeared and disappeared again, before once again breaks out from the rock, and continue to run on the surface.<ref>[http://www.planeta.org.rs/07/09geografija.htm Planeta magazine, Kanjon Vratnem Vitki lukovi Prerasti, D.B. 2012] {{sr icon}}</ref> |
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The Prerasts of Vratna are of different origin, while the first two are remains of the former cave tunnel through witch river Vratna ran through, and part of the arch between them collapsed, the third resulted from the plunging of the river. In its vicinity was discovered examples of [[Karst|karst terrain]], three unexplored caves, one of which is the longest, the second is rich in tunnels and corridors, and in the third has a small [[Lakes in Serbia|lake]]. |
The Prerasts of Vratna are of different origin, while the first two are remains of the former cave tunnel through witch river Vratna ran through, and part of the arch between them collapsed, the third resulted from the plunging of the river. In its vicinity was discovered examples of [[Karst|karst terrain]], three unexplored caves, one of which is the longest, the second is rich in tunnels and corridors, and in the third has a small [[Lakes in Serbia|lake]]. |
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Prerasts of Vratna (Template:Lang-sr, or Vratna Gates (Template:Lang-sr) are three natural stone bridges, two in the vicinity of the medieval Vratna monastery, and the third farther away into the depths of the Vratna river gorge, in Bor, Eastern Serbia. They are entered through marked hiking trails, witch was through monastic property, but nowdays trail go around monastic land and leads beneath first Vratna Gate or Little Prerast.[1]
Name
Prerast (see прерасти) in Serbian means "outgrowth" or "overgrowth", and in this case it is an unambiguos term by the local population for these types of natural rock bridges, vaults and gates.
Prerasts
- Little Prerast (Mali Prerast) is about 200m upstream from the Vratna monastery and its length is 15m. Width of opening is 33m, height 34m, while the thickness of the arch above the opening is 10 meters.[2]
- Big Prerast (Veliki Prerast) is about one hundred meters from the Little Prerast and her length is 45m. Width of her opening is 23m, height 26m, thickness of the arch above the opening 30m.
- Dry Prerast (Suva Prerast) is 2 km upstream from the other two Gates and her length is 34m, width of opening is 15m, height 20m, thickness of the arch above the opening 10m. Its name comes from the fact that Vratna, in the summer period, plunges fifty meters upstream from it, but later appeared and disappeared again, before once again breaks out from the rock, and continue to run on the surface.[3]
The Prerasts of Vratna are of different origin, while the first two are remains of the former cave tunnel through witch river Vratna ran through, and part of the arch between them collapsed, the third resulted from the plunging of the river. In its vicinity was discovered examples of karst terrain, three unexplored caves, one of which is the longest, the second is rich in tunnels and corridors, and in the third has a small lake.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prerasti Vratne.
References
- ^ Prerasti Vratne at serbia.travel.comTemplate:Sr icon
- ^ Prerasti reve Vratne at serbiandream.comTemplate:Sr icon
- ^ Planeta magazine, Kanjon Vratnem Vitki lukovi Prerasti, D.B. 2012 Template:Sr icon