Kupa
Sign in to saveThe Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from in Roman times; ) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with a length of serving as the border between Croatia and Slovenia and the rest located in Croatia.
Key facts
- River.name
- Kupa / Kolpa
- River.image
- Valley of Kolpa river (36804599201) (2).jpg
- River.image_caption
- River valley from Kozice
- River.map
- Kupa River watershed map.png
- River.map_caption
- Kupa River watershed (interactive map)
- River.source1_location
- Razloge, Gorski kotar, Croatia
- River.mouth_location
- Sava, Sisak, Croatia
- River.subdivision_type1
- Countries
- River.length_km
- 297.4
- River.basin_size_km2
- 10,226
- River.mapframe
- yes
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The Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from in Roman times; ) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with a length of serving as the border between Croatia and Slovenia and the rest located in Croatia.
==Etymology == The name Colapis, recorded in antiquity, is presumed to have come from the Proto-Indo-European roots *quel- 'turn, meander' and *ap- 'water', meaning 'meandering water'. An alternative interpretation is *(s)kel-/*skul- 'shiny, bright', meaning 'clear river'.