Krka

The Krka is a river in southeastern Slovenia, a right tributary of the . With a length of 94.6 km, it is the second-longest river flowing in its entirety in Slovenia, following the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in southern Slovenia
  • Also known as: Gurk

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brežice Water Tower and Brežice Youth Club.

Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
The was built in 1914, together with a city sewage system and electrification. It used to serve as the water supply for until the new water house was built below Šentvid Hill above the town.

Community center
Photo: Janezdrilc, CC0.
is a community center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Čatež ob Savi and Brežice.

Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
is a on the right bank of the at its confluence with the Krka River in the in eastern .

is a town in eastern in the Lower Sava Valley, near the border. It is the seat of the . It lies in the center of the Plain, which is part of the larger Krka Flat.

Village
Photo: Janezdrilc, CC0.
is a settlement southeast of in the in eastern . The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.

Krka

Latitude
45.89611° or 45° 53′ 46″ north
Longitude
15.59833° or 15° 35′ 54″ east
Elevation
144 metres (472 feet)
Open location code
8FQQVHWX+C8
Geo­Names ID
3197204
Wiki­data ID
Q1126509
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Krka” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر كركا
  • Asturian: Ríu Krka
  • Basque: Krka ibaia
  • Belarusian: Крка (прыток Савы)
  • Belarusian: Крка
  • Bulgarian: Кърка
  • Catalan: riu Krka
  • Catalan: Riu Krka
  • Cebuano: Krka
  • Chinese: 克爾卡河 (斯洛文尼亞)
  • Chinese: 克爾卡河 (斯洛維尼亞)
  • Chinese: 克爾卡河
  • Croatian: Krka
  • Czech: Krka
  • Danish: Krka
  • Dutch: Krka
  • Finnish: Krka
  • French: Krka
  • Galician: Río Krka, Eslovenia
  • Galician: Río Krka
  • German: Krainer Gurk
  • German: Krka
  • Greek: Κόρκα
  • Hebrew: קרקה
  • Irish: Krka
  • Italian: Krka
  • Japanese: クルカ川
  • Ladin: Krka
  • Latvian: Krka (upe)
  • Latvian: Krka
  • Lithuanian: Krka
  • Macedonian: Крка (Сава)
  • Macedonian: Крка
  • Mingrelian: კრკა (სლოვენია)
  • Mingrelian: კრკა
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Krka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Krka i Slovenia
  • Norwegian: Krka
  • Polish: Krka
  • Romanian: Krka (Sava)
  • Romanian: Krka
  • Russian: Крка
  • Serbian: Krka
  • Serbian: Крка
  • Serbo-Croatian: Krka
  • Slovenian: Krka
  • Slovenian: Reka Krka
  • Spanish: Krka
  • Spanish: Rio Krka
  • Spanish: Río Krka
  • Swedish: Krka, Slovenien
  • Swedish: Krka
  • Turkish: Krka Nehri
  • Ukrainian: Крка
  • Upper Sorbian: Krka
  • Venetian: Fiume Krka
  • Krka

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