DIVCIBARE

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BY PAVLOVIC BRANKO AND PETROVIC ANA ( OCTOBER 1996 )

DIVCIBARE IS A FAMOUS MOUNTAIN TOURIST AND CLIMATE RESORT. THIS

PLATEAU IS SITUATED ON THE MOUNTAIN MALJEN, SOUTH-EAST FROM

VALJEVO ( 37 km ), AT ALTITUDE OF 980 m. DIVCIBARE HAS A MILD

CLIMATE, THERE ARE 239 WINDLESS DAYS, 280 DAYS WITH NO RAINFALLS

AND AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF AIR DURING SUMMER DOES NOT EXCEED

22 DEGREES CELSIUS. IT HAS CONVENIENT SOIL STRUCTURE AND

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION WITH RICH FLORA AND FAUNA AND IT ABOUNDS

IN WELLS AND RUNNING WATERS. SURROUNDINGS HEIGHTS AND MILD HILLS

ARE COVERED WITH SNOW DURING 3-4 MONTHS EVERY YEAR. THE CLIMATE

OF DIVCIBARE IS GOOD FOR CURING OF MANY DISEASES. THERE ARE

SUPERMARKETS, SHOPS, MARKET, BAKERIES, POST OFFICE AND A PETROL

STATION AT DIVCIBARE. THE HEALT CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED. THE SKIERS

HAVE ONE CABLE CAR AND THREE SKI LIFTS AT THEIR DISPOSAL. ON THE

SLOPES THERE IS A GOLF COURS, BASKET-BALL AND VOLLEY-BALL

PLAYGROUND, TWO TENNIS COURTS WITH TARTAN SURFACE AND TRIM TRACS.

RIDING SCHOOL IS OPEN DURING THE WHOLE YEAR AND IN WINTER PERIOD

THE SKIING SHOOL IS AVAILABLE. THERE ARE ALSO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

FOR ENTERTAINMENT IN NATURE SUCH AS HUNTING AND ANGLING. FOR

SUMMER AND WINTER SEASONS VARIOUS CULTURAL AND TOURIST

PROGRAMMES ARE OFFERED TOO. THE TRADITIONAL MANIFESTATION

"WHITE NARCISSUS" IS HELD AT THE END OF MAY EVERY YEAR. DIVCIBARE

HAS A FEW HOTELS, AUTO CAMP, RESTHOUSES FOR CHILDRENS AND

WORKERS, PRIVATE ACCOMODATIONS... AND GOOD TRAFFIC ACCESS