| Krapina | |
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 River Krapina nearZaprešić | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sava |
• coordinates | 45°49′39″N15°49′24″E / 45.8274°N 15.8234°E /45.8274; 15.8234 |
| Length | 66.9 km (41.6 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 1,237 km2 (478 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sava→Danube→Black Sea |
TheKrapina is aCroatianriver flowing throughKrapina-Zagorje County andZagreb County. It is atributary to theSava. The confluence of the Krapina River and the Sava River is nearZaprešić. The Krapina's length is 66.9 km (41.6 mi) and its basin covers an area of 1,237 km2 (478 mi2).[2][1]
The hydrological parameters of Krapina are regularly monitored in Croatia atZlatar Bistrica, Bračak andKupljenovo.[3]
The name "Krapina" is supposed to come from Latin word "carpinus" (of the carp). Another theory is that it comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker (to cut) and *h2ep (water), meaning "the water that cuts through the valley".[4][unreliable source]
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