Sunja is a river in central

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, a right tributary of

Sava The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...

. It is long and its basin covers an area of . Sunja rises in the mountainous forested areas of

Zrinska Gora Zrinska gora is a mountain in central Croatia. The highest peak is Piramida at . See also * Zrin Zrin is a village in Croatia, Sisak-Moslavina County ( Dvor Municipality). In the past it was the seat of the Šubić noble family. Later the f ...

, south of the village of Lovča. It flows northward until it turns southeast at

Komogovina Komogovina ( sr-Cyrl, Комоговина) is a village in the Donji Kukuruzari municipality of central Croatia. It is the location of the Serbian Orthodox Komogovina Monastery Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord is a Serbian Orthodox ...

, and then north again near Majur. It turns east at the eponymous village of Sunja and continues through

Lonjsko Polje Lonjsko Polje ( English: ''Lonja Field'') is the largest protected wetland in both Croatia and the entire Danube basin. It covers an area of , extending along the river Sava from the areas east of Sisak, the lower course of the river Lonja for ...

until it merges into the Sava east of Krapje. It's been suggested that the names "Sava", "Sunja" and "Sutla" are related, but this is uncertain.

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