| Dragonja | |
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 The outflow of the Dragonja into the Gulf of Piran | |
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| Location | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Poletiči (Koper) |
| • elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) [1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Adriatic Sea, Sečovlje Saltpans |
• coordinates | 45°28′42″N 13°35′10″E / 45.47833°N 13.58611°E |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 95.6 km2 (36.9 sq mi) |
The Dragonja (pronounced [dɾaˈɡoːnja]; Italian: Dragogna) is a 30-kilometre (19 mi) long river[1] in the northern part of the Istrian peninsula. It is a meandering river with a very branched basin and a small quantity of water. It has a pluvial regime[2] and often dries up in summer.[3] It features very diverse living environments and is home to a number of animal and plant species.[4] The Dragonja has been a matter of a territorial dispute between Croatia and Slovenia, with its lowest portion de facto the border of the two countries.[5]
- ^ a b c Rivers, longer than 25 km, and their catchment areas, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Brečko Grubar, Valentina; Kovačič, Gregor (2010). "Pokrajinskoekološka oznaka jadranskega povodja v Sloveniji s poudarkom na kakovosti vodnih virov" [Landscape Ecological Characterization of the Adriatic Sea Basin in Slovenia with an Emphasis on Water Resource Quality]. Annales. Series historia et sociologia (in Slovenian). 20 (1): 153–168.
- ^ Trobec, Tanja. "Dragonja" [The Dragonja]. In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Golež, Gregor; Podjed, Dan; Kladnik, Drago; Erhartič, Bojan; Pavlin, Primož; Ines, Jerele (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ Vovk Korže, Ana; Vrhovšek, Danijel (2008). "Možnosti sonaravnega regionalnega razvoja v porečju Dragonje z ekoremediacijami" [The Opportunities for a Natural Regional Development in the Dragonja Basin with Ecoremediations] (PDF). Ekolist: Revija o Okolju (in Slovenian) (5): 24–29. ISSN 1854-3758. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17.
- ^ Pipan, Primož (2008). "Border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia Along the Lower Reaches of the Dragonja River". Acta Geographica Slovenica (in English and Slovenian). 48 (2): 343. doi:10.3986/AGS48205.