Krka River (Slovenia)

Krka River (Slovenia)

Infobox River | river_name = Krka


caption = River Krka, Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia
origin = Gradiček
mouth = the Sava
basin_countries = Slovenia
length = 111 km
elevation = 114 m
discharge =
watershed = 2,284 km²

The Krka is a river in the Slovenian Region of Lower Carniola with a length of around 111 km Fact|date=March 2008.

It begins at Gradiček near the village of Krka 10 km from Ivančna Gorica and around 25 km southeast of Ljubljana, before flowing southeast to meet the Sava at Brežice near the Croatian border. The most important town on the Krka is Novo Mesto.

External links

* [http://www.novomesto.si/en/turizem/znamenitosti/narava/krka/ Entry at Novo Mesto website]
* [http://www.burger.si/Slapovi/Dolenjska/Krka/Krka.htm burger.si]


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