Ribnica Lake
lake in Serbia
Lake Ribnica (Serbian: Рибничко језеро, romanized: Ribničko jezero) is a lake in Serbia.
Geography
Lake Ribnica is located in the Zlatibor mountains, in the west of Central Serbia an in the municipality of Cajetina. It is found 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the town of Kraljeve Vode, also known as Zlatibor, the tourist centre of the mountain. It is located on the route which runs to Mount Tornik and the monastery of Uvac. Its geographic coordinates are 43°40′56″N 19°40′37″E. It covers around 10 kilometres (6.21 mi).
Characteristics
Lake Ribnica is an artificial lake, built in 1971 due to the construction of a dam on the Crni Rzav, the "Black Rzav", one of the arms of the Rzav in Zlatibor; the dam provides food and drinking water for the towns of Kralje Vode (Zlatibor) and Čajetina. The lake is abundant in fish, particularly gudgeon, trout, tench and silurus.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3215524. Authority coordinates are 43.682, 19.677. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1971.
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