Kupčina
Kupčina | |
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Location | |
Country | Croatia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | , Žumberak |
• coordinates | 45°44′19″N 15°24′39″E / 45.7385°N 15.4109°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Kupa |
• coordinates | 45°31′18″N 15°47′06″E / 45.5216°N 15.7850°ECoordinates: 45°31′18″N 15°47′06″E / 45.5216°N 15.7850°E |
Length | 56 km (35 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 614 km2 (237 sq mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Kupa→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Kupčina (pronounced [kupt͡ʃina]) is a river in central Croatia, a left tributary of Kupa. It is 56 kilometres (35 mi) long and its basin covers an area of 614 square kilometres (237 sq mi).[1]
Kupčina rises in the mountainous areas of Žumberak in the village of near Sošice, and flows towards the southeast near the eponymous village of . It turns slightly to the south, passes near Krašić, and turns back southeast past another eponymous village of Gornja Kupčina, before it enters a wide lowland area near Draganić. It is then partially rerouted into a series of man-made drainage canals before it flows into the Kupa near .
References[]
- ^ a b c Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2017 (PDF) (in Croatian and English). Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2017. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Kupa
- Rivers of Croatia
- Landforms of Karlovac County
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