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| name               = Aranca<br>Zlatica (Златица)
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| mouth              = [[Tisza|Tisa]]
| mouth_location     = [[Ada, Serbia|Ada]], [[Serbia]]
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[[Image:Bridge across Zlatica River near Crna Bara.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Devet grla]] bridge across Zlatica River near Crna Bara.]]
[[Image:Zlatica River estuary into Tisa near Padej.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is the place near Padej where Zlatica River meets Tisa River.]]
The '''Aranca''' or '''Zlatica''' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]: ''Aranca'', [[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Златица / ''Zlatica'', [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Aranka'') is a 117&nbsp;km long river in the [[Banat]] region of [[Romania]] and [[Serbia]], left tributary of the river [[Tisza|Tisa]].{{GeoSource|RO|Annex7|473}}{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|190-191|IV.2}}
== Hydronymy==
The Serbian and Hungarian names of the river carry the meaning the ''golden river''.
==Course==
The Aranca originates in the northern part of the Banat, near the village [[Sânpetru German]], southwest of the city of [[Arad, Romania|Arad]], Romania.<ref>[http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=pluta_noua&rau=1735 Aranca (jud. Timis)], e-calauza.ro</ref> It flows to the west, next to the large villages of [[Sânpetru Mare]], [[Saravale]], the town of [[Sânnicolau Mare]], [[Dudeștii Vechi]] and [[Vălcani]], where it leaves Romania after the course of 76&nbsp;km and enters Serbia as the ''Zlatica'' for the remaining 41&nbsp;km.
In Serbia, the river turns southwest, receives from the right the [[Kikinda]] canal which connects it to the [[Canal Danube-Tisa-Danube]] to the south, flows next to the village of [[Padej]] and empties into the Tisa river at the town of [[Ada, Serbia|Ada]]. Near the village of [[Banatski Monoštor]] the Zlatica receives from the right its main tributary, another Romanian-Serbian river, the Begej (not to be confused with larger [[Bega River (Tisza)|Begej]] that flows into the [[Tisza|Tisa]]).
==Characteristics==
The Aranca belongs to the [[Danube]] [[drainage basin]], itself draining 1,470&nbsp;km² (790&nbsp;km² in Romania, 680&nbsp;km² in Serbia). In the lower part it has been channelized, so its navigable for the last 10&nbsp;km and also very important for the irrigation of the arable land in its valley. Near the village of [[Jazovo]], waters of the Zlatica are used for the [[Ostojićevo fish pond]], and a natural [[Celeruša]] bog is also located there.
==Settlements located near the river==
===Romania===
* [[Secusigiu]]
* [[Periam]]
* [[Sânpetru Mare]]
* [[Saravale]]
* [[Sânnicolau Mare]]
* [[Dudeștii Vechi]]
* [[Vălcani]]
===Serbia===
* [[Crna Bara (Čoka)|Crna Bara]]
* [[Banatski Monoštor]]
* [[Jazovo]]
* [[Padej]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* ''Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija'', Third edition (1985); Prosveta; {{ISBN|86-07-00001-2}}
* Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): ''Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije''; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; {{ISBN|86-01-02651-6}}
* ''Srpska porodična enciklopedija'', Vol. X (2007); Narodna knjiga and Politika NM; {{ISBN|978-86-331-2739-4}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Romania]]
[[Category:Rivers of Serbia]]
[[Category:Geography of Vojvodina]]
[[Category:Rivers of Timiș County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Arad County]]
[[Category:Banat]]