| Aranca Zlatica (Златица) | |
|---|---|
 Zlatica River at Padej (Serbia) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Romania (Arad County,Timiș County) Serbia (Vojvodina Province) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Tisa |
• location | Ada,Serbia |
• coordinates | 45°48′44″N20°08′54″E / 45.8122°N 20.1482°E /45.8122; 20.1482 |
| Length | 117 km (73 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,470 km2 (570 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tisza→Danube→Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Giucoșin |
| • right | Igriș, Mureșan, Cociohat |
TheAranca orZlatica (Romanian:Aranca,Serbian: Златица /Zlatica,Hungarian:Aranka) is a 117 km long river in theBanat region ofRomania andSerbia, left tributary of the riverTisa.[1][2]
The Serbian and Hungarian names of the river carry the meaning thegolden river.
The Aranca originates in the northern part of the Banat, near the villageSânpetru German, southwest of the city ofArad, Romania.[3] It flows to the west, next to the large villages ofSânpetru Mare,Saravale, the town ofSânnicolau Mare,Dudeștii Vechi andVălcani, where it leaves Romania after the course of 76 km and enters Serbia as theZlatica for the remaining 41 km.
In Serbia, the river turns southwest, receives from the right theKikinda canal which connects it to theCanal Danube-Tisa-Danube to the south, flows next to the village ofPadej and empties into the Tisa river at the town ofAda. Near the village ofBanatski Monoštor the Zlatica receives from the right its main tributary, another Romanian-Serbian river, the Begej (not to be confused with largerBegej that flows into theTisa).
The Aranca belongs to theDanubedrainage basin, itself draining 1,470 km² (790 km² in Romania, 680 km² in Serbia). In the lower part it has been channelized, so its navigable for the last 10 km and also very important for the irrigation of the arable land in its valley. Near the village ofJazovo, waters of the Zlatica are used for theOstojićevo fish pond, and a naturalCeleruša bog is also located there.
