Savinja

Savinja
The Savinja in Celje, before it turns south to Laško
Map
Location
CountrySlovenia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRinka Falls
 • elevation1,310 m (4,300 ft) [1]
Mouth 
 • location
Sava
 • coordinates
46°05′02″N 15°10′19″E / 46.0838°N 15.1720°E / 46.0838; 15.1720
Length101.8 km (63.3 mi) [2]
Basin size1,848 km2 (714 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionSavaDanubeBlack Sea
Rinka Falls, the source of the Savinja
The confluence of the Sava and the Savinja at Zidani Most, where the Savinja is traversed by three bridges. The photo was taken in 1914, before the construction of the new railroad bridge.

The Savinja (pronounced [saˈʋìːnja]) is a river in northeast Slovenia which flows mostly in the Upper and Lower Savinja Valley (Slovene: Zgornja in Spodnja Savinjska dolina) and through the cities of Celje and Laško. The Savinja is the main river of the Savinja Alps (Sln. Savinjske Alpe). It flows into the Sava River at the town of Zidani Most. It has often flooded, such as in the 1960s, 1990, and 1995. The Savinja has a length of 101.75 kilometres (63.22 mi) and a catchment area of 1,847.7 km2 (713.4 sq mi).[2]