The Bednja () is a river in northern
Croatia
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, a right tributary of the
Drava. It is long and its basin covers an area of .
The Bednja rises in the mountainous forested areas near
Macelj in northern Croatia, west of
Trakošćan, where it also forms a lake at 255
m.a.s.l.
It flows towards the southeast until turning east near
Bednja
Bednja () is a village and municipality in Croatia in the Varaždin County (west of Lepoglava), and also a river in northern Croatia.
According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 3,992 inhabitants, in the following settlements:
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, meandering south at
Novi Marof
Novi may refer to the following :
Places and jurisdictions
Balkans
* Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Novi Sad, a city in Serbia
* the former Catholic Diocese of Novi, with see at Herceg-Novi (Castelnuovo), in Montenegro; now a Latin titu ...
, returning to its eastward course shortly thereafter, and then turning northeast toward
Ludbreg. It flows into the
Drava River north of
Mali Bukovec, at .
It was called "Serapia" in antiquity. The name "Serapia" is supposed to come from Proto-Indo-European words *ser (to flow) and *h2ep (water).
References
Rivers of Croatia
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