Dreta

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Dreta

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The Dreta west of Bočna
Country Slovenia
Physical characteristics
Main source 1,100 m (3,600 ft) [1]
River mouth Savinja
339 m (1,112 ft) [1]
46°19′16″N14°57′07″E / 46.3212°N 14.9519°E / 46.3212; 14.9519 Coordinates: 46°19′16″N14°57′07″E / 46.3212°N 14.9519°E / 46.3212; 14.9519
Length 29 km (18 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression SavinjaSavaDanubeBlack Sea
Basin size 126 km2 (49 sq mi) [1]

The Dreta (pronounced  [ˈdɾeːta] ) is a river in Styria, northeastern Slovenia. The river is 29 km (18 mi) long. [1] Its source is near the Črnivec Pass in the Kamnik Alps. It flows through the town of Gornji Grad, Bočna, and Šmartno ob Dreti, and merges with the Savinja River in Nazarje. The Dreta Valley (Slovene : Zadrečka dolina) is named after the river. [2]

River Natural flowing watercourse

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague.

Styria (Slovenia) Traditional region in Slovenia

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Slovenia republic in Central Europe

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.

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Name

The Dreta was attested in written sources in 1243 as super fluvio Driete (and as pey der Driet in 1340, Driete in 1430, and Trijet in 1524). The origin of the name is uncertain, but is likely connected with the Croatian hydronym Dretulja and the Slovak hydronym and place name Drietoma . It may be derived from the Indo-European root *dre- 'to flow'. [2]

Drietoma municipality of Slovakia

Drietoma is a village and municipality in the Trenčín District in the Trenčín Region of northwestern Slovakia.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 126.