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Krka
There are three rivers named Krka (Latin name Korkoras):
- A river in Slovenia, with length circa 111 km; it is a right tributary of the river Sava near Brežice. It has its source approximately 25 km southeast of Ljubljana, most important town near Krka is Novo mesto.
- A river in Croatia's Dalmatia region, with length circa 73 km; famous for its numerous waterfalls. The river has its source near the Croatia - Bosnia-Herzegovina border at the foot of the Dinara mountain. It flows past Knin in Inner Dalmatia towards the south and enters the Prokljansko jezero near Skradin. Before its outflow the river forms beautiful and well known waterfalls called Skradinski Buk, part of Krka National Park.
- The Slovenian name for the river Gurk in Austria, with a length circa 120 km; it is a left tributary of the river Drave (Drau, Drava) in the southern portion of the state of Carinthia.
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