Back Крка (прыток Савы) Byelorussian Кърка (приток на Сава) Bulgarian Riu Krka Catalan Krka (suba sa Esklobeniya, lat 45,90, long 15,60) CEB Krka (Slovinsko) Czech Krka (Slovenien) Danish Krka (Slowenien) German Κόρκα Greek Río Krka (Eslovenia) Spanish Krka ibaia (Eslovenia) Basque
| Krka | |
|---|---|
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Krka_zgornji_tok_Slovenija.jpg) The Krka in its upper part near Žužemberk | |
| Location | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gradiček |
| • coordinates | 45°53′22″N 14°46′17″E / 45.88944°N 14.77139°E |
| • elevation | 275 m (902 ft) [1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | The Sava |
• coordinates | 45°53′37″N 15°36′1″E / 45.89361°N 15.60028°E |
• elevation | 141 m (463 ft) [1] |
| Length | 94.6 km (58.8 mi) [2] |
| Basin size | 2,247 km2 (868 sq mi) [2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
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The Krka (pronounced [ˈkəɾka]; German: Gurk, German pronunciation: [ɡʊʁk] ; Latin: Corcoras) is a river in southeastern Slovenia (the traditional region of Lower Carniola), a right tributary of the Sava. With a length of 94.6 km (58.8 mi),[2] it is the second-longest river flowing in its entirety in Slovenia, following the Savinja.[1]
- ^ a b c Rivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b c "Sava River Basin Analysis Report" (PDF). International Sava River Basin Commission. September 2009. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF, 9.98 MB) on 17 July 2010.