The Krka (; german: Gurk, ; la, Corcoras) is a river in southeastern Slovenia (the traditional region of Lower Carniola), a right tributary of the Sava. With a length of , it is the second-longest river flowing in its entirety in Slovenia, following the Savinja.

Name

The name ''Krka'' was first attested in written sources in 799 as ''Corca'' (and as ''Gurke'' in 1025, and ''in Gurka fluvio'' in 1249). The Slovene name is derived from Slavic *, based on the Romance languages, Romance name *''Corcra'' or *''Corca'', derived in turn from ''Corcora''. Many rivers had this name, or similar names, in antiquity. The name is believed to be of pre-Romance origin and may be based on onomatopoeia.

Sources

The Krka sources in a karst spring, lying in a blind valley, pocket valley below Krka Cave, north of the village of Krka, Ivančna Gorica, Krka, around southeast of Ljubljana, before flowing southeast. In heavy downpours, water bursts through the main entrance of Krka Cave and flows in a torrential waterfall over the steps in front of it.

Course

The river passes the town of Žužemberk, Dolenjske Toplice, the town of Novo Mesto, Otočec Castle, and Kostanjevica na Krki, to meet the Sava at Brežice near the Croatian border. Its largest tributary is the Prečna, the continuation of the Temenica River.

References

External links

Krka (od izvira do sotočja)
An Interactive map of the Krka from source to confluence. Burger.si. Accessed 18 April 2012.

- graphs, in the following order, of water level and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken in Podbočje by Slovenian Environment Agency, ARSO) {{Authority control Krka (Sava), Rivers of Lower Carniola Geography of Novo Mesto Natura 2000 in Slovenia