Cik
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The Čik or Čiker is a river in northern Serbia
. A 95 km-long right tributary to the Tisa
river, it flows entirely within the Bačka
region of Vojvodina
province.
The Čik springs out in the northwestern part of the Subotička Peščara, between the village of Tavankut
and the city of Subotica
, near the Hungarian border, at an altitude of 128 m. It starts as an unimportant slow stream of water near the Tavankut's hamlets of Čikerija
and Kobino Selo. From its source to the mouth, the river flows in the southeast direction, next to the hamlets of Verušić and Naumovićevo.
As the river grows, next to the villages of Višnjevac, Čantavir
and Dušanovo
, a dams are constructed to regulate the flow, in both upper and lower course. In the lower course there are thick growths of reed
on the banks of the river, which is at this point 2-4 m deep. After the villages of Tornjoš
, Svetićevo
and Obornjača
, the river emtpies into the Tisa
at the village of Bačko Petrovo Selo
, at an altitude of 74 m.
The Čik has been neglected by environmental institutions for some time, but in the 1990s the lower part of the course was cleaned and the once almost-dead river was re-populated with many species of fish (carp
, pike
, bream, pike-perch
, tench
), becoming a major fishing resort.
The Čik belongs to the Black Sea
drainage basin
and it is neither channeled nor navigable. Itself, it drains an area of 481 km². The name of the river comes from the Hungarian word csikó, meaning foal
.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. A 95 km-long right tributary to the Tisa
Tisá
Tisá is a village and municipality in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 786 ....
river, it flows entirely within the Bačka
Backa
Bačka is a geographical area within the Pannonian plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east of which confluence is located near Titel...
region of Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
province.
The Čik springs out in the northwestern part of the Subotička Peščara, between the village of Tavankut
Donji Tavankut
Donji Tavankut is a village located some 16 km west of Subotica, Serbia. It is located in the Subotica municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.-1991:...
and the city of Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
, near the Hungarian border, at an altitude of 128 m. It starts as an unimportant slow stream of water near the Tavankut's hamlets of Čikerija
Cikerija
Čikerija may refer to:*Csikéria, village in southeastern Hungary*Radičević, village in autonomous province of Vojvodina, northern Serbia...
and Kobino Selo. From its source to the mouth, the river flows in the southeast direction, next to the hamlets of Verušić and Naumovićevo.
As the river grows, next to the villages of Višnjevac, Čantavir
Cantavir
Čantavir is the largest village with Hungarian ethnic majority in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated in the municipality of Subotica, North Bačka District. The population of the village is 7,178...
and Dušanovo
Dušanovo
Dušanovo is a village in the municipality of Leskovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 236 people.-References:...
, a dams are constructed to regulate the flow, in both upper and lower course. In the lower course there are thick growths of reed
Phragmites
Phragmites, the Common reed, is a large perennial grass found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Phragmites australis is sometimes regarded as the sole species of the genus Phragmites, though some botanists divide Phragmites australis into three or four species...
on the banks of the river, which is at this point 2-4 m deep. After the villages of Tornjoš
Tornjoš
Tornjoš is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Senta municipality, in the North Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,766 people ....
, Svetićevo
Sveticevo
Svetićevo is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bačka Topola municipality, in the North Bačka District, Vojvodina province...
and Obornjača
Obornjaca
Obornjača may refer to:* Obornjača , a village in the Ada municipality, Serbia* Obornjača , a village in the Bačka Topola municipality, Serbia...
, the river emtpies into the Tisa
Tisá
Tisá is a village and municipality in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 786 ....
at the village of Bačko Petrovo Selo
Backo Petrovo Selo
Bačko Petrovo Selo is a village located in the Bečej municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
, at an altitude of 74 m.
The Čik has been neglected by environmental institutions for some time, but in the 1990s the lower part of the course was cleaned and the once almost-dead river was re-populated with many species of fish (carp
Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups have certain...
, pike
Esox
Esox is a genus of freshwater fish, the only living genus in the family Esocidae — the esocids which were endemic to North America, Europe and Eurasia during the Paleogene through present.The type species is E. lucius, the northern pike...
, bream, pike-perch
Sander (genus)
Sander is a genus of fish in the Percidae family. They are also known as "pike-perch" because of their resemblance to fish in the unrelated Esocidae family....
, tench
Tench
The tench or doctor fish is a freshwater and brackish water fish of the cyprinid family found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including the British Isles east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also found in Lake Baikal...
), becoming a major fishing resort.
The Čik belongs to the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
and it is neither channeled nor navigable. Itself, it drains an area of 481 km². The name of the river comes from the Hungarian word csikó, meaning foal
Foal
A foal is an equine, particularly a horse, that is one year old or younger. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, but these terms are used until the horse is age three or four. When the foal is nursing from its dam , it may also be called a suckling...
.