Dravinja

Dravinja
The Dravinja River in Slape
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	PohorjeMassif, southwest of MountRogla
• elevation	1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Mouth
• location	Drava
• coordinates	46.3693°N 15.9452°E/46.3693; 15.9452
• elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Length	73 km (45 mi)
Basin size	811 km2(313 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Drava→Danube→Black Sea

TheDravinja(German:Drann,pronounced[dʁan]) is the largesttributaryof theDrava RiverinSlovenia.It is 73 kilometres (45 mi) long.Its source is on thePohorjeMassif southwest of MountRoglaabout 1,150 m above sea level. The river passesZreče,the town ofSlovenske Konjice,the ruins of the fort atZbelovo,Poljčane,Makole,ŠtatenbergCastle,Majšperk,andVidem pri Ptuju,where it merges with theDrava.Its main tributary is thePolskavaRiver.

The Dravinja is the best-preserved lowland river in Slovenia and has been protected as part of the EuropeanNatura 2000network. In addition, the river is distinguished by the Pečnik Mill, which has been proclaimed an ethnological monument.

External links

• Condition of DravinjaArchived2016-03-03 at theWayback Machine- graphs, in the following order, of water level, flow and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken inLočebyARSO)