Drava or Drave (German: Drau, Slovene and Croatian: Drava, Hungarian: Dráva) is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj It begins in Bolzano-Bozen (Italy) and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia (145 km), and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and Hungary, before it joins the Danube near Osijek. The Province of Bolzano-Bozen (Provincia autonoma di Bolzano Autonome Provinz Bozen Ladin: Provinzia Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest East Tyrol, or East Tirol, is an exclave of the Austrian state of Tyrol, sharing no border with North Tyrol, the main part of the state Carinthia (Kärnten Koroška is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Osijek (ˈɔsjɛk is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 114616 in 2001 It has a length of 749 km (465 mi). The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States
The Drava flows through San Candido/Innichen in Italy, Lienz, Spittal an der Drau, Villach, Dieschitz and Ferlach in Austria, Dravograd, Vuzenica, Muta, Ruše, Maribor, Ptuj, and Ormož in Slovenia, Varaždin and Osijek in Croatia, and Barcs in Hungary. Innichen ( German) or San Candido ( Italian) is a Market town and Comune (municipality in the Province of Bolzano-Bozen Lienz is a medieval town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative centre of the Lienz district ( Bezirk) Spittal an der Drau is located in the western part of the Austrian federal state of Carinthia and the administrative center of the federal state's second largest district Villach (ˈfɪlax Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River ( Slovenian Dieschitz ( Deščice) is an Austrian village in the municipality of Velden ( Vrba) am Wörthersee, Villach ( Beljak) – Ferlach (Borovlje is the southernmost Town in Austria, about 17 km south of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt. Dravograd (in German Unterdrauburg) is a small Town and a Municipality with the same name in northern Slovenia, located at the crossing Vuzenica is a municipality in Slovenia formed in 1995, and is also one of the oldest settlements on the Drava River valley Muta is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. Ruše (German Maria Rast population 10000 is a City and a Municipality in Slovenia. Maribor (historical German name de ''Marburg an der Drau'' is the second largest City in Slovenia. Ptuj (Pettau Latin: Poetovio) is a City and one of 11 urban municipalities in Slovenia. Ormož is a municipality in north-eastern Slovenia, near Ptuj. Varaždin ( German: Warasdin, Hungarian: Varasd, Latin: Varasdinum) is a city in northwestern Croatia, 81 km Osijek (ˈɔsjɛk is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 114616 in 2001 Barcs (in Croatian: Barč) is a border town in Somogy, Hungary. The Drava is navigable for about 90 km from Čađavica in Croatia to its outfall.
The main tributaries of the Drava are: the Gail in Austria, the Meža and Dravinja in Slovenia, and the Bednja in Croatia from the left; and the Gurk in Austria, and the Mura (near Legrad) in Croatia from the right. Gail (Zilja is the name of a River in southern Austria. Originating in the Tyrolian municipality of Obertilliach it flows from west to east The Meža is a 43 km long River in Carinthia, Slovenia. It has its source on the Austrian side of the country border near the Olševa The Dravinja is the largest tributary of the Drava River in Slovenia. The Gurk ( Slovene: Krka) is a river in Carinthia, Austria. It is the second longest river in that state after the Drava. Mura (Mur prekmurian Müra) is a River in Central Europe, a Tributary of the Drava and subsequently the Danube Legrad is a village and municipality in northern Croatia, located north of Koprivnica and east of Ludbreg in the Koprivnica-Križevci County. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between
In the ancient times the river was called Dravus. The name is most likely Celtic or pre-Celtic in origin (see Old European hydronymy). The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic" a branch of the greater Indo-European Language family. The term pre-Celtic refers to the period in the prehistory of Central and Western Europe postdating the emergence of Proto-Celtic and predating the expansion of the Celts Old European ( alteuropäisch) is the term used by Hans Krahe (1964 for the language of the oldest reconstructed stratum of Indo-European Hydronymy
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 The Drava at Drávaszabolcs, Hungary |
 The Drava at Vízvár, Hungary |
 The Drava at Maribor, Slovenia |
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