Djavolja Varos (the name means "devil's town") is a group of earth pyramids in the Radan Mountains in the southern region of Serbia. Đavolja Varoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђавоља Варош, meaning "Devil's Town") is a geographical region of south Serbia, by the Radan mountains near Kuršumlija. The region features exotic formations described as earth pyramids. Scientists say that they have been formed by erosion. Since 1959, Djavolja Varos has been under protection of the state and by a 1995 decision of the Serbian Government, it was proclaimed a natural good of outstanding importance and put under the first-category level of protection. A natural spring is located beneath the pyramids and has a high mineral concentration.[1] There are two springs: “Djavolja voda” (“Devil’s Water”), with extremely high acid water (pH 1.5) and high mineral concentration (15 g/l of water), and “Crveno vrelo” (“Red Well”). Djavolja varos is a nominee in the New Seven Wonders of Nature election.[2], and it is 15th from 77 candidates, but first wonder in Europe, and first in Rocky Formation, that is officially supported. Voting for nominees will continue through 31.12.08. Đavolja Varoš (Devils Town) is atractive nature phenomenon in South Serbia maybe 90 km soutwest from Niš, near Kuršumlija. It is in fact 202 rock formations maded by erosion and rain.
This phenomenon is very rare in the world and similar appearences can be found in Alpes and USA but are much smaller. This location is under state protection from 1959 and from 1995 is natural good of outstanding importance and enjoy first category of state protection. There is also two natural spring located bellow the formations with the high mineral concentration. First spring called Devils Water is extremly high acid water (ph 1.5) and with the high mineral concetrantion (15 g/l). Rock formation is nominee in New Seven Wonders election. Curently they are on 24th position of 77 candidates. Is is first of nominee from Europe and first among other rockz formations in the worlds. Djavolja Varos - which literally means ‘Devil’s Town’ - is a natural rock formation, described as earth pyramids, in southern Serbia near the Radan mountains. This Serbian government protected site has made it amongst the top 77 candidates to become one of the Official New 7 Wonders of Nature and is currently number 1 in the Caves, Rock Formations and Valleys category. I think it’s pretty impressive that Djavolja Varos has managed to overtake other much grander natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon in the US and Ayers Rock in Australia.
There’s an interesting legend surrounding the rock formation, which was formed by erosion and volcanic activity, which says that it represents God’s punishment and that earth pyramids are wedding guests which have been turned into stone. The Official New 7 Wonders of Nature will be announced in 2011. If you think Djavolja Varos deserves to be one of them, go to the official website and cast your vote! Do you think Djavolja Varos deserves to be one of the new seven natural wonders of the world? If you don't know there is currently voting for new 7 world wonders.Among those,there is Djavolja Varos,rock formation from our motherland.I voted this morning and you could too,here is the link.Just click on globus,then on Europe and then find Serbia.
