Dragonja
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Dragonja Italian: Dragogna |
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 Course of the Dragonja and border disputes in the Gulf of Trieste |
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| location | Istria , Slovenia / Croatia border | |
| River system | Dragonja | |
| origin | Confluence of Velika Dragonja (Dragogna Grande) and Pinjevec (Pignovazzo, Dragogna Piccolo) 45 ° 28 ′ 18 ″ N , 13 ° 45 ′ 4 ″ E |
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| muzzle | at Piran in the Adriatic Coordinates: 45 ° 28 ′ 31 ″ N , 13 ° 35 ′ 21 ″ E 45 ° 28 ′ 31 ″ N , 13 ° 35 ′ 21 ″ E
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| length | 28 km | |
| Small towns | Piran | |
| Communities | Twill | |
 The Dragonja in summer 2015: The river has dried up, only stagnant water in places. |
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The Dragonja ( Italian Dragogna ) is a river in Istria that flows into the Adriatic Sea .
The river forms the border between Croatia and Slovenia for a long stretch . The borderline is controversial over the last few kilometers , as Slovenia also claims areas south of the river.
The river was known in ancient times under the names Argaonte and Argaone.
course
The Dragonja flows in the statistical region Obalno-kraška in Slovenia and the Istria County in Croatia . The 28 kilometer long river is created by the confluence of the Velika Dragonja (it. Dragogna Grande , source ) coming from the south and the Pinjevec (it. Dragogna Piccolo, Pignovazzo or Torrente dei Pini ) coming from the north in southern Slovenia. It flows south of Lucija or Piran into the Gulf of Trieste . Large salt pans are operated in the estuary area .
In the summer months with little rainfall, the river may not have any water.
