The Kerka (; , ''Kerkás'';

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: ''Kerka'') is a

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. It is a left tributary of the

Ledava The Ledava (, ) is a river of Styria, Austria and of , Prekmurje, northeastern Slovenia. The Ledava is the largest river of Goričko and the largest tributary of the Mur in Slovenia. It is in length. It originates in Austria as the and first fl ...

near

Kerkaszentkirály Kerkaszentkirály is a village in Zala County, Hungary. The village is part of the Letenye subregion. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 284, with 98.6% of the population identifying themselves as Hungarians Hungarians, also known a ...

. In its upper course, upstream from its confluence with the ''Little Kerka'' (; , ''Kis-Kerka'') south of

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, it is also called ''Big Kerka'' (; ;

: ''Velka Kerka''). The river is about long. Die Kerka an der Burg Lenti

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Hodoš Hodoš (; or , ) is a village in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Hodoš. It is part of the Prekmurje region. Name Hodoš was first mentioned in written sources in 1331 as ''de Hudus-feu'' (and as ''Hodos'' in 1452 and 1453). The ...

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