Krka River
The Krka is a river in Croatia's Dalmatia 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Croatia
- Also known as: “Gurk”, “Krka”, “Krka Inlet”, and “Rijeka Krka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Nicholas Fortress and Jadrija Lighthouse.
St. Nicholas Fortress
Fort
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Nicholas Fortress is a fortress located at the entrance to St. Anthony Channel, near the town of Šibenik in central Dalmatia, Croatia. It was included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as part of "Venetian Works of Defence between 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da mar" in 2017.
Šibenik Cathedral
Church
Photo: SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik, Croatia, is a triple-nave Catholic basilica with three apses and a dome. It is the episcopal seat of the Šibenik diocese. Šibenik Cathedral is situated 3½ km northeast of Krka River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jadrija and Zlarin.
Jadrija
Suburb
Photo: J3Y B6xE5aY, CC BY 3.0.
Jadrija is a city district in Šibenik, Croatia. It is a popular seaside resort located on a man-made peninsula at the entrance of the St. Anthony Channel leading to Šibenik.
Zlarin
Village
Photo: Shanticm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zlarin is a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia near the mainland city of Šibenik. Administratively, it is part of Šibenik-Knin County. In the winter time, the island has a population of 284, but from March to October its population grows substantially to 1,500 people, mainly because people relocate from Šibenik in the warmer months. Zlarin is situated 3 km southwest of Krka River.
Šibenik
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Šibenik is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatian self-governing cities on the Adriatic, the capital and cultural, educational, administrative and economic center of Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the third-largest town in the Dalmatian region.
Krka River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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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Highlights include Hrid Ročni and Rt Jadrija.
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