The proposed Geopark Djerdap is a part of the southwestern Carpathian arc i.e. “Tethyan Eurasian Metallogenic Belt” or “Apuseni-Banat-Timok-Srednogorie belt” (Janković, 1977; Berza et al., 1998) and has been particularly interesting area due to its complex geological evolution during Mesozoic – Tertiary time.

Outline geotectonic framework of Serbia and adjacent regions. Key: CBES: East-Serbian Carpatho-Balkanides; SMM: Serbo-Macedonian Massif; MVZ: Main Vardar Zone; VZWB: Vardar Zone Western Belt; JB: Jadar Block; DIE: Drina-Ivanjica Element; DOB: Dinaride Ophiolite Belt; EBDU: East Bosnian–Durmitor Unit; BF: Bosnian Flysch; VF: Vrbas Fault; CBM: Central Bosnian Mountain Unit; DCP: Dinaride Carbonate Platform; ACP: Adriatic Carbonate Platform; a) Terranes of the CBES: VCMT- Vrška Čuka-Miroč Terrane; HT – Homolje Terrane, SPPT – Stara Planina-Poreč Terrane, KT – Kučaj Terrane (data according to Karamata & Krstić, 1996; Karamata, 2006; Robertson et al., 2009 modified by Vasković, 2010).