Krka River

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The Krka River is a picturesque river in southeastern Slovenia known for flowing through the historic town of Novo Mesto and its scenic valleys and karst landscapes.

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Label Occurrences
Krka River canonical 8
Krka Valley 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
continent Europe
country Slovenia
drainageBasinArea approximately 2287 km²
flowsInto Sava River near Brežice
flowsThrough Southeastern Slovenia
surface form: Dolenjska region

Kostanjevica na Krki
Novo Mesto, Slovenia
surface form: Novo Mesto

Žužemberk
hasBiodiversity riparian habitats
various freshwater fish species
hasBridge Kandija Bridge
surface form: Kandija Bridge in Novo Mesto
hasCulturalSignificance featured in Slovenian regional identity of Dolenjska
important for Novo Mesto’s historical development
hasHydrologicalFeature receives water from karst springs
springs from karst aquifer
hasIslandSettlement Kostanjevica na Krki
hasProtectedAreas sections with Natura 2000 protection
hasValley Krka River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Krka Valley
knownFor karst landscapes
meanders around Novo Mesto
picturesque scenery
scenic valleys
languageOfToponym Slovene
length approximately 94 km
locatedIn Southeastern Slovenia
surface form: Dolenjska (Lower Carniola)

southeastern Slovenia
mouthCountry Slovenia
mouthLocation near Brežice
mouthOfWatercourse Sava
surface form: Sava River
nearbyCity Brežice
Novo Mesto, Slovenia
surface form: Novo Mesto
nearbyTown Kostanjevica na Krki
Žužemberk
partOf Danube River basin
Sava
surface form: Sava River basin
region Southeastern Slovenia
surface form: Lower Carniola
sourceCountry Slovenia
sourceLocation Krka Cave
near village of Krka
tributaryOf Sava
surface form: Sava River
usedFor canoeing
fishing
recreation
tourism
watercourseType karst river

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Novo Mesto, Slovenia locatedOnRiver Krka River
subject surface form: Novo Mesto
Southeastern Slovenia hasRiver Krka River
Breg riverside quarter hasViewOf Krka River
Krka d. d. namedAfter Krka River
Krka River hasValley Krka River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Krka Valley
Kandija Bridge crosses Krka River
Kandija Bridge spans Krka River
Rudolfswerth locatedOnRiver Krka River