Glavno jezero, also called the City Lake, is the best equipped of the Bela Crkva lakes in the Banat and the closest to the town centre. It has several pebbly beaches, restaurants and paved paths, with clean water for bathing.
How it formed
The lakes fill former gravel pits. Gravel was dug here from 1904, industrial excavation began around 1948, and groundwater and rain later filled the pits.
Nature
The lake is famous for its catfish. One of 70 kg was caught here in 1957, and since 1988 a giant nicknamed “Besi” has inspired a yearly tournament, the “Hunt on Besi”. Catfish of about 30 kg are commonly caught in the lakes.
Visit
Swimming
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Tips
Bela Crkva is about 100 km east of Belgrade, by the regional road through Pančevo and Kovin. This is the centre of the summer swimming area, with up to 5,000 people on the shores at peak times, and the season brings events such as the Carnival of Flowers.
The campsite on the lake, popular with anglers and set in an old forest, is open from 1 June to 15 September, with a small tourist village of apartments, a fast-food restaurant and a shop. See the Bela Crkva Lakes page for more.
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Sources & data
- OpenStreetMap: Главно језеро (way 38757879), OpenStreetMap contributors
- English Wikipedia: Bela Crkva lakes, Wikimedia Foundation
- Serbian Wikipedia: Белоцркванска језера, Wikimedia Foundation
- Campsite Belocrkvanska jezera, Camping Association of Serbia