The Kupa ( Croatian pronunciation: [kûpa] ) or Kolpa ( Slovene pronunciation: [ˈkóːlpa] or [ˈkóːwpa] ; from Latin : Colapis in Roman times; Hungarian : Kulpa ) river, a right tributary of the Sava , forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia . It is 297 kilometres (185 miles) long, with a length of 118 km (73 mi) serving as the border between Croatia and Slovenia and the rest located in Croatia.
4-546: Pokuplje is the name for the Kupa river basin in Croatia . Major settlements are Karlovac , Sisak , Petrinja , Glina and Topusko . 45°28′56″N 15°48′43″E / 45.4821410400°N 15.8118852100°E / 45.4821410400; 15.8118852100 This Central Croatian geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kupa River (Croatia) The name Colapis , recorded in antiquity ,
8-526: Is presumed to have come from the Proto-Indo-European roots *quel- 'turn, meander' and *ap- 'water', meaning 'meandering water'. An alternative interpretation is *(s)kel- / *skul- 'shiny, bright', meaning 'clear river'. The Kupa originates in Croatia in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar , northeast of Rijeka , in the area of Risnjak National Park . It flows a few kilometers eastwards, receives
12-480: The right, Dobra and Korana (which in turn is joined by Mrežnica ). The Kupa continues flowing to the east, where it merges with Glina from the right, it then passes through two small towns called Šišinec and Brkiševina, and then proceeds to the town of Sisak where it merges with Odra from the left and, after passing through Sisak town centre, flows into the Sava River. Fairly unpolluted downstream to Karlovac,
16-622: The small Čabranka River from the left, before reaching the Slovenian border. It then continues eastwards between the White Carniola region in the north and Central Croatia in the south. The Kupa receives influx from the river Lahinja from the left in Primostek , passes Vrbovsko , and eventually detaches from the Slovenian border having passed Metlika . It then reaches the city of Karlovac , where it receives influx from two other rivers from
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