Karašica (, ) or Baranjska Karašica or Karassó is a river in southern

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

and eastern

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. It is long, of which in Croatia. Its basin covers a total of . Karašica rises in the southern slopes of the

Mecsek Mecsek (; ; Serbian language, Serbian: ''Meček'' or Мечек; ) is a mountain range in southern Hungary. It is situated in the Baranya (region), Baranya region, in the north of the city of Pécs. Etymology The Hungarian toponym "Mecsek" deriv ...

mountain in southern Hungary, near the village of

Erdősmecske Erdősmecske (until 1948: ''Rácmecske''; ; / ''Srpska Mečka'', Рацмечка / ''Racmečka''; ) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. The residents' majority is Magyar, with minority of Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ...

. It flows towards the south into a plain, through

Szederkény Szederkény () is a village in Baranya County, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania t ...

, and its flow is regulated by man. It continues on through

Villány Villány (; , or ; Živko Mandić: Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj, ) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary that is famous for its wine. Residents are Hungarians, with minority of Croats, Serbs and Germans of Hungary. Until t ...

, turns southeast and enters Croatia near the village of

Luč Luč (, , sr-Cyrl, Луч) is a settlement in the Petlovac municipality of Osijek-Baranja County in the region of Baranya, Croatia. The population was 322 people in 2011. Until the end of World War II the most inhabitants were German Danube Sw ...

and meanders in Baranja in an eastward direction. It passes near Popovac and Draž and flows into the

Danube The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...

north of Batina.

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* Rivers of Croatia Rivers of Hungary International rivers of Europe {{Hungary-river-stub