Mirna (Adriatic Sea)
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| Mirna | |
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 The Mirna River in Istria, Croatia | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Adriatic Sea |
• coordinates | 45°18′59″N 13°35′41″E / 45.3164°N 13.5948°E |
| Length | 53 km (33 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 458 km2 (177 sq mi)[1] |
The Mirna (Italian: Quieto) is a river in Istria, Croatia. In ancient times it was called the Aquilis. It is Istria's longest and richest river, being 53 km (33 mi) long and having a basin covering an area of 458 km2 (177 sq mi).[1] It rises near Buzet, passes along Motovun and empties into the Adriatic Sea near Novigrad.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2017 (PDF) (in Croatian and English). Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2017. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Region of Istria: Geographic data". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
Further reading
[edit]- Blažević, Marija (1986). "Istarske rijeke" [Istrian Rivers]. Priroda: popularni časopis hrvatskog prirodoslovnog društva. Vol. 72, no. 8. pp. 228–231. ISSN 0351-0662.
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