Krka River

The Krka is a river in 's region, known for its numerous waterfalls. It is 73 km long and its basin covers an area of 2,088 km2. It was known in ancient Greek as Kyrikos, or maybe also as Catarbates by the ancient Greeks, it was known to the ancient Romans as Titius, Corcoras, or Korkoras.
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  • Stream
  • Description: river in Croatia
  • Also known as
    “Gurk”
    “Krka”
    “Krka Inlet”
    “Rijeka Krka”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Nicholas Fortress and Jadrija Lighthouse.

Fort
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fortress located at the entrance to St.

Lighthouse
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is a lighthouse on the left side of the St.

Church
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The Cathedral of St. James or simply … is situated 3½ km northeast of Krka River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jadrija and Zlarin.

Suburb
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is a city district in , Croatia, and the town's oldest official public beach.

Village
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is a small island off the coast of near the mainland city of . is situated 3 km southwest of Krka River.

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is a historic town in , located…

Krka River

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Latitude
43.72194° or 43° 43′ 19″ north
Longitude
15.85306° or 15° 51′ 11″ east
Open location code
8FMQPVC3+Q6
Geo­Names ID
3197205
Wiki­data ID
Q591224

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Krka River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Krka”
  • Basque: “Krka”
  • Bosnian: “Krka”
  • Bulgarian: “Кърка”
  • Cebuano: “Krka”
  • Chinese: “克爾卡河”
  • Croatian: “Krka”
  • Czech: “Krka”
  • Danish: “Krka”
  • Dutch: “Krka”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كركا”
  • Esperanto: “Krka”
  • Estonian: “Krka”
  • French: “Krka”
  • Galician: “Río Krka, Croacia”
  • Galician: “Río Krka”
  • German: “Krka”
  • Hungarian: “Krka”
  • Irish: “Krka”
  • Italian: “Cherca”
  • Japanese: “クルカ川”
  • Korean: “크르카강”
  • Ladin: “Krka”
  • Latin: “Titius”
  • Lithuanian: “Krka”
  • Mingrelian: “კრკა (ხორვატია)”
  • Mingrelian: “კრკა”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Krka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Krka i Kroatia”
  • Norwegian: “Krka”
  • Polish: “Krka”
  • Russian: “Крка”
  • Serbian: “Крка”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krka”
  • Slovak: “Krka”
  • Slovenian: “Krka”
  • Spanish: “Krka”
  • Spanish: “Río Krka”
  • Swedish: “Krka, Kroatien”
  • Swedish: “Krka”
  • Turkish: “Kırka”
  • Ukrainian: “Крка”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Krka”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hrid Ročni and Rt Jadrija.

Croatia: Highlights

Notable places include Zagreb and Dubrovnik.

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