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The National Park Djerdap is situated in the south-east of Europe, in the north-east of the Republic of Serbia, along the international border with Rumania.Tortal surface of the National Park is 63.608 ha, and the protective area surrounding the Park has surface of 93.968 ha.
The Park stretches along the right bank of Danube, for about 100 km, from Golubac to Karatas near Kladovo, covering a narrow strip of forested hills, which is about 2-8 km wide, in altitude range from 50 to 800 meters.
Its most characteristic feature are forests (covering more that 64% of total surface) and exceptional wealth and diversity of flora, fauna, geomorphologic objects and cultural monuments from varous historical periods. That part of the river Danube which belongs to Serbia accounts for about 9% of surface of the National Park, i.e. 5500 ha. Therefore the National Park Djerdap is also a river national park.
The Danube passes through three canyon-gorge valleys:

1. Golubacka, 14.5 km long and 230 m wide at the narrowest point
2. Gospodin Vir, 15 km long and 220 m wide at the narrowest point
3. Canyon of Veliki Kazan and Mali Kazan, 19 km long and 150 wide at the    narrowest point

and three open valleys:

1. Ljupkovska
2. Donjomilanovacka
3. Oršavska

Canyon valleys are cut into the limestone of the southern Carpathian Mountains.