Editing Sokobanja (section)

== Geography ==
Sokobanja is one of the most popular [[Tourism in Serbia|tourist resorts in Serbia]]. It is situated in the southern part of [[Sokobanja valley]], surrounded by mountains [[Ozren (Sokobanja)|Ozren]], [[Devica]], [[Janior]], [[Rtanj]], and [[Bukovik (mountain)|Bukovik]]. The [[Sokobanjska Moravica|Moravica]] River runs through Sokobanja. It creates a canyon just 2&nbsp;km before entering the town. Remains of the [[Roman Serbia|Roman]] and later medieval [[List of forts in Serbia|Serbian fortress]] [[Soko Grad (Sokobanja)|Sokograd]] stand today near the canyon of Moravica.

The Moravica was known for the clear water and the abundance of the [[crayfish]]. The 1945 edition of the [[Politika]] newspaper reports about the export of the crayfish from Sokobanja, stating that "they were transported from Moravica by airplanes to Paris, London and Monte Carlo".<ref name="Politika">{{cite news |author=Aleksandra Mijalković |date=29 April 2018 |title=Sokobanjska razglednica |language=sr |trans-title=Postcard of Sokobanja |pages=19–21 |newspaper=[[Politika]]-Magazin, No. 1074}}</ref> 

Artificial [[Lake Bovan]] on the Moravica is situated some 10 minutes drive to the west of Sokobanja. Sokobanja is on elevation of about 369 m, although some parts of the town are on higher elevation.

===Climate===
On the graph below it is possible to see climate data for Sokobanja in period 2018-2023.Temperatures are rising in this region so Sokobanja is now bordering Humid subtropical and Humid Continental climate, since winter averages are about 1 degrees and summer averages are above 22 degrees.{{Weather box
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Sokobanja (2018.-2023.)
| Jan record high C = 17.2
| Feb record high C = 21.5
| Mar record high C = 25.2
| Apr record high C = 29.9
| May record high C = 33.7
| Jun record high C = 37.2
| Jul record high C = 38.6
| Aug record high C = 37.2
| Sep record high C = 32.2
| Oct record high C = 26.3
| Nov record high C = 25.9
| Dec record high C = 19.7
| Jan high C = 5.3
| Feb high C = 8.7
| Mar high C = 12.2
| Apr high C = 18.2
| May high C = 22.7
| Jun high C = 27.5
| Jul high C = 29.5
| Aug high C = 30.0
| Sep high C = 24.4
| Oct high C = 17.8
| Nov high C = 11.5
| Dec high C = 6.9
| Jan mean C = 1.2
| Feb mean C = 3.4
| Mar mean C = 6.0
| Apr mean C = 11.5
| May mean C = 16.2
| Jun mean C = 20.6
| Jul mean C = 22.1
| Aug mean C = 22.7
| Sep mean C = 16.9
| Oct mean C = 11.4
| Nov mean C = 6.8
| Dec mean C = 3.2
| Jan low C = -2.2
| Feb low C = -0.9
| Mar low C = 0.5
| Apr low C = 5.2
| May low C = 10.0
| Jun low C = 13.8
| Jul low C = 15.1
| Aug low C = 16.4
| Sep low C = 10.4
| Oct low C = 6.0
| Nov low C = 2.9
| Dec low C = 0.0
| Jan record low C = -12.5
| Feb record low C = -11.3
| Mar record low C = -14.0
| Apr record low C = -2.8
| May record low C = 2.7
| Jun record low C = 5.4
| Jul record low C = 8.1
| Aug record low C = 9.4
| Sep record low C = -0.8
| Oct record low C = -2.7
| Nov record low C = -8.3
| Dec record low C = -11.3
| source = vreme.in.rs <ref name="Vreme.in.rs">{{cite web|url= http://vreme.in.rs/sokobanja/wxrainsummary.php? |title= Climate: Sokobanja, Serbia|publisher=Vreme.in.rs|access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref>
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