Savinja

Savinja
Savinja
	The Savinja in Celje, before it turns south to Laško
Location
Country	Slovenia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Rinka Falls
• elevation	1,310 m (4,300 ft)
Mouth
• location	Sava
• coordinates	46°05′02″N 15°10′19″E / 46.0838°N 15.1720°E
Length	101.8 km (63.3 mi)
Basin size	1,848 km2 (714 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea

The confluence of the Sava and the Savinja at Zidani Most, where the Savinja is traversed by three bridges. The photo was taken in 1914, before the construction of the new railroad bridge.

The Savinja (pronounced [saˈʋìːnja]) is a river in northeast Slovenia which flows mostly in the Upper and Lower Savinja Valley (Slovene: Zgornja in Spodnja Savinjska dolina) and through the cities of Celje and Laško. The Savinja is the main river of the Savinja Alps (Sln. Savinjske Alpe). It flows into the Sava River at the town of Zidani Most. It has often flooded, such as in the 1960s, 1990, and 1995. The Savinja has a length of 101.75 kilometres (63.22 mi) and a catchment area of 1,847.7 km² (713.4 sq mi).^[2]

^ ^a ^b Rivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ ^a ^b Surface streams and water balance of Slovenia, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning

[SI_SURS-1] Rivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[SI_MOP-2] Surface streams and water balance of Slovenia, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning

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