Reka (river)
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Reka (source course Vela voda , in the w. S. in sections Škocjanske jame, Timavo ) |
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 The above-ground Reka |
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| location | Croatia , Slovenia , Italy | |
| River system | Timavo | |
| Drain over | (underground) → Timavo → Adriatic-Mediterranean | |
| Origin as Vela voda | at Turkove škulje, near Klana , Croatia 45 ° 29 ′ 4 ″ N , 14 ° 23 ′ 44 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 720 m. i. J. | |
| Shrinkage / cave |
Škocjanske jame coordinates: 45 ° 39 ′ 56 ″ N , 13 ° 59 ′ 21 ″ E 45 ° 39 ′ 56 ″ N , 13 ° 59 ′ 21 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 271 m. i. J. | |
| Height difference | approx. 449 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 9 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 50 km (89 in total, of which 38 km underground) | |
| Small towns | Ilirska Bistrica | |
| Communities | Klana , Pivka , Divača | |
| Karst river; Timavo at Monfalcone | ||
The Reka ( Slovenian for 'river') is a river in Croatia , Slovenia and Italy , which flows 54 km above ground and around 35 km underground and has created a huge cave system in the Karst of Slovenia, the Škocjan Caves ( UNESCO world cultural and natural heritage ) .
Run and landscape
The Reka rises near Klana in Croatia near the border with Slovenia as Vela voda at an altitude of 720 m on Turkove škulje (or as Račka močila on Vrh ogreje a little south). At the Croatian-Slovenian border, the name changes to Reka .
The river now flows in a north-westerly direction through the Dolina Reke (Rekatal) between the Brkini south-west and the Snežnik (Krainer Schneeberg) north-east. From Zabice and Trbčane it flows through the approximately 15 km long valley widening of Ilirska Bistrica . In Topolc a meandering narrow valley begins, the Reka passes the location of Prem and it flows from the right Mrzlak from the Kosanska dolina . South of the Vremščica , near Famlje , the valley widens again as Vramsko polje , then a narrow valley begins again.
The Reka disappears at Škocjan and flows over waterfalls and through fissures through the Škocjan Caves . At a depth of 160 m, it disappears into a cave lake. The further underground course is largely unknown. 33 km from the Reka River, already at the western end of the Karst (Kras, Carso) in Italy , the Timavo rises as a mighty karst spring near San Giovanni di Duino and flows into the sea after two kilometers in the port canal of Monfalcone .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c ARSO: Atlas okolja ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Esp. Layer Water → Surface water bodies (Engl.)
