The Drenica (; sr-Cyrl, Дреница) is a river in
Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...
, a long left tributary to the
Sitnica
The Sitnica (; sr-Cyrl, Ситница) is a river in Kosovo. It flows into the Ibar at Mitrovica, and it is the longest river that flows completely within Kosovo.
History
In the 14th century, during the reign of king Milutin, a canal con ...
river. It flows entirely within Kosovo and gives its name to the surrounding
Drenica
Drenica (, ), also known as the Drenica Valley, is a hilly region in central Kosovo, covering roughly around of Kosovo's total area (6%). It consists of two municipalities, Drenas and Skenderaj, and several villages in Klina, Zubin Potok, Mitr ...
region.
Overview
Originating from two streams in the northern part of
Carraleva Mountain, beneath the Breshenc hill (1046 m), the Drenica river takes shape and it originally flows to the north. It is known as Llapushnik until it reaches Rusinovc village, where it enters the Drenica basin. Moving northwest of Poklek village, it enters the mountainous region via the Dobrosheve - Grabovc forest glen. Eventually, at Vragoli village, it merges with the
Sitnica
The Sitnica (; sr-Cyrl, Ситница) is a river in Kosovo. It flows into the Ibar at Mitrovica, and it is the longest river that flows completely within Kosovo.
History
In the 14th century, during the reign of king Milutin, a canal con ...
river.
The river's course is divided into three sections: the upper flow extends until Poklek, the middle flow spans from Poklek to
Bardh i Madh, and the lower flow continues from there until it converges with the Sitnica river.
The Drenica basin experiences an annual average temperature of 9.6 °C and receives a median annual rainfall of 659.7 mm.
The Drenica belongs to the
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bound ...
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
, drains an area of and it is not navigable.
References
* ''Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija'', Third edition (1985); Prosveta;
* Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): ''Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije''; Svjetlost-Sarajevo;
Rivers of Kosovo
Drenica
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