Devil's Town — Attraction in Kursumlija Municipality

This place is absolutely astonishing! Really really interesting fact behind a peculiar rock formation. When you arrive at this destination at first there is not so big, but big enough parking area where are small shops with souvenirs and other staff. Once you start walking towards this beautiful landscape and in some hand miracle when it comes to these rocks/stones there are some restaurants next to small river.

From parking area to the beautiful view of rock formation there is probably around 800 meters in total. Also there are big holes in the ground while you are walking towards the view which represent mining windows (as you can see in pics). Also, on the way to the main view you will pass next to small church which is really nice. After church and many stairs you will arrive at the gorgeous landscape.

One more thing, there are available public toilets as well next to parking area.

I really recommend visiting this place, it is absolutely one of many things that is really a must see! Enjoy your...

Exceptional, whether you are into geology or nature or neither, Devil's Town is a must. Like most things I found on my 1000km tour of Serbia - no reviews mention the roads or access points. I came from Kuraumlija and parked at Parking Pred Ulazom and the road was fully asphalt, no gravel and the condition was mostly good. Any car can do the trip. There is parking for lots of cars and a small fee for entry which opens at 09:00, however I was there before 9am and I walked right in and paid when I left. The hike to the pillars is not long or tough and is very well maintained. The views here are unreal.. never seen anything like it. I had the whole place to myself and the clouds were rolling through the mountains which made this a one-of-a-kind experience. Loved it and I would recommend Devil's Town to anyone...

Lokalitet čudnog naziva "Đavolja Varoš" pripada selu, takođe čudnog imena Đake, ( potiče od albanske reči „gjak“-krv), između 660 i 700 m n. v. koje se nalazi na području opštine Kuršumlija. Zemljane figure ili kako ih lokalno stanovništvo naziva "kule" su smeštene u dve jaruge podeljene uskom vododelnicom čiji se izvorišni delovi spajaju u jedinstvenu erozivnu čelenku, strahovito razorenu erozivnim procesima. Jaruge takođe imaju čudne nazive: jedna je "Đavolja Jaruga" a druga "Paklena Jaruga".

Ukupno ima 202 zemljane figure, različitih oblika i dimenzija, visine od 2 do 15 m, širine od 0,5 do 3 m, sa kamenim kapama na vrhu. One nastaju kao rezultat specifičnog erozivnog procesa koji traje vekovima. Figure se obrazuju, rastu, menjaju, skraćuju, postepeno (vrlo sporo) nestaju i ponovo stvaraju. Pod udarom kišnih kapi dolazi do rastvaranja i odnošenja rastresite podloge zemljišta. Međutim, materijal koji se nalazi ispod kamenih blokova biva zaštićen od „bombardovanja“ kišnih kapi i spiranja pa ostaje u terenu u vidu začetnih zemljanih stubova - figura.

Povećanje visine stubova potpomaže ubrzana linijska, usmerena erozija vode koja otiče oko njihovog podnožja vršeći spiranje materjala. Kako je nagib terena na kome se stvaraju figure vrlo strm vertikalna erozija preovlađuje nad bočnom, što ubrzava odnošenje materjala i stvaranje stubova.

Ovako nastale zemljane stubove ostali klimatski faktori (vetar, sunčevi zraci, promena temperature i dr.) oblikuju u zemljane figure čudnog oblika i izgleda, koje kada se duže posmatraju deluju nestvarno, kako u pogledu oblika i veličine tako i neverovatne statičke postojanosti. Deluje nestvarno, da jedna zemljana figura u osnovi široka tri metra a visoka deset i više metara u vrhu se završava debljinom od 20 – 30 cm i takva opstaje decenijama i vekovima pod teretom kamenog bloka teškog i do sto i više kilograma...

Ovaj geomorfološki fenomen je jedinstven u našoj zemlji i vrlo redak u svetu. U Evropi ima sličnih pojava u Alpima (sa obe strane prevoja Brener u Austriji i Italiji, kod Bolcana, zatim u Valerijenu, u pokrajini Gornja Savoja, u Francuskoj i dr.). U Americi je poznata „Bašta bogova“. Međutim, u „Đavoljoj varoši“ su „kule“ brojnije, većih dimenzija i znatno...