Vuka (river)

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Vuka
Vuka river.jpg
Vukovar, place where Vuka empties into the Danube
Vuka (river)
Location
Country Croatia
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  location
Danube
  coordinates
45°21′09″N19°00′19″E / 45.3525°N 19.0052°E / 45.3525; 19.0052
Length112 km (70 mi) [1]
Basin size644 km2 (249 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression DanubeBlack Sea
River Vuka iv Vukovar town center 20230429.Ansichten von Vukovar.-049.jpg
River Vuka iv Vukovar town center

Vuka is a river in eastern Croatia, a right tributary of the Danube river. At 112 kilometres (70 miles), it is the 13th-longest river flowing through Croatia and it has a drainage area of 644 square kilometres (249 square miles). [1]

Contents

The river is located in the region of Slavonia. It rises in the Krndija hills in the Osijek-Baranja County and flows eastwards through lowlands into the Vukovar-Srijem County. It empties into the Danube at the town of Vukovar, which is named for the river.

The ancient name of Pannonian Illyrians for Vuka was Volcos.

Settlements along the river basin

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. Marković, M. (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Naklada Jesenski i Turk. Zagreb.