Karašica is a river in eastern
Croatia
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whose length, combined with its tributary Vučica is , and whose basin covers .
Karašica and Vučica rise in the mountain of
Papuk
Papuk is the largest mountain in the Slavonia region in eastern Croatia, near the city of Požega. It extends between Bilogora to the northwest, Krndija to the east, and Ravna gora and Psunj to the southwest.
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and flow towards the northeast into a plain, where they meander in an eastward direction. Vučica discharges into Karašica between
Valpovo
Valpovo is a town in Slavonia, Croatia. It is close to the Drava river, northwest of Osijek. The population of Valpovo is 7,406, with a total of 11,563 in the municipality.
Name
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and
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and the river flows into the
north of
Josipovac.
There are several suggested etymologies for the name "Karašica". It's not explainable in Croatian. One is that it comes from the Turkish words "kara su" (black stream). Second is that it comes from the Latin word "Carassius", denoting several species of freshwater fish. Perhaps the most likely one is that it comes from the Indo-European root *(s)ker, meaning "to cut", in the sense "the river that cuts through the valley".
References
Rivers of Croatia
Slavonia
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