Rinža

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The Rinža in Kočevje

The Rinža (German: Rinse, Rinnse) is a river of Slovenia. It is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long and flows through Kočevje. [1] It is the main watercourse of the Kočevje Polje and it is a losing stream. [2] A few kilometers downstream of Kočevje, it goes subterranean. It emerges again as the Bilpa, a tributary of the Kolpa.

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References

  1. "Srez Kočevje" [Kočevje District]. Krajevni leksikon Dravske banovine [Lexicon of Place Names of the Drava Banovina] (in Slovenian). Administration of the Lexicon of Place Names of the Drava Banovina. 1937. p. 354. COBISS   17618945.
  2. Javornik, Marjan; Voglar, Dušan; Dermastia, Alenka, eds. (1996). "Rinža". Enciklopedija Slovenije [Encyclopedia of Slovenia] (in Slovenian). p. 238. ISBN   9788611153667.

Coordinates: 45°37′N14°52′E / 45.617°N 14.867°E / 45.617; 14.867

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