The Čabranka is a small

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

on the border between

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

and

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. It is long and is a left

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the

Kupa River The Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from in Roman times; ) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with a length of serving as the border between Croatia and Slovenia ...

(, ). Its

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is just west of the settlement of

Podplanina Podplanina (; in older sources also ''Planina'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 42. ,Petschauer, Erich. 1980. "Die Gottscheer Siedlun ...

in the

Municipality of Loški Potok The Municipality of Loški Potok (; ) is a Municipalities of Slovenia, municipality in southern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The municipal admini ...

in southern Slovenia and just north of the Croatian village of

Čabar Čabar is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. Name Čabar is known as ''Čeber'' in the local dialect. The name is believed to derive from the Illyrian word ''ziaber'' 'clearing'. History In the late 19th and early 20th ce ...

, from which it gets its name.Gorski Kotar site
/ref> It joins the Kupa at

Osilnica Osilnica (, in older sources also ''Osivnica'', ) is a settlement in southern Slovenia. It is located on the left bank of the Kolpa River next to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included ...

References

External links

Čabranka on Geopedia
Rivers of White Carniola Rivers of Croatia Croatia–Slovenia border International rivers of Europe Border rivers {{Croatia-river-stub