Kobilje Creek ( hu, Kebele, sl, Kobiljski potok or ) is a
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
in northeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
and western
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the 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 a ...
. The stream is long; of the course is in Slovenia. Its source is at Kamenek Hill ()
and it flows through
Kobilje
Kobilje (; hu, Kebeleszentmárton) is a village in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, on the border with Hungary. Kolilje is both the seat of the Municipality of Kobilje and the only settlement in the municipality. Kobilje Creek, a left tribut ...
, crosses the Slovenian–Hungarian border, returns to Slovenia, and joins the
Ledava
The Ledava (German: Limbach, Hungarian: Lendva) is a river of Styria, Austria and of , Prekmurje, northeastern Slovenia.
The Ledava is the largest river of Goričko and the largest tributary of the Mur in Slovenia. It is in length. It originates ...
from its left side in the town
Lendava
Lendava (; formerly ''Dolnja Lendava'', in older sources also ''Dolenja Lendava''; hu, Lendva, formerly ''Alsólendva''; german: Lindau, formerly ''Unter-Limbach'') is a town in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is the seat of the Municipa ...
. It is the longest tributary of the Ledava.
History and name
Kobilje Creek was first mentioned in 1208 as ''aguam Kobula''. In 1236, it was mentioned as ''Kebela'', in 1329 as ''Kebelie'', and in 1338 as ''Kebele''. Its Slovene name is derived from Slavic *''kobyla'' 'mare'. The current Slovene names for the stream are derived from the settlement of Kobilje. However, based on medieval sources, it was originally called ''*Kobilja (voda)'' (literally, 'mare stream') and the settlement of Kobilje was named after it. The stream was then later renamed after the settlement.
[Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 192.]
See also
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List of rivers of Slovenia
300px, Map of river systems in Slovenia
This is a list of rivers of Slovenia. There are 59 major rivers in Slovenia, altogether measuring about in length. The total length of all rivers in Slovenia is , which gives a river density of 1,33 ...
References
External links
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Rivers of Prekmurje
Rivers of Hungary
International rivers of Europe
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