Kupčina () is a river in central
Croatia
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, a left tributary of
Kupa
The Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from la, Colapis in Roman times; hu, Kulpa) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with its border part having a length of and th ...
. It is long and its basin covers an area of .
Kupčina rises in the mountainous areas of
Žumberak in the village of
Cernik near
Sošice, and flows towards the southeast near the eponymous village of
Kupčina Žumberačka. It turns slightly to the south, passes near
Krašić
Krašić is a village and municipality in central Croatia, located near Jastrebarsko and Ozalj, south of Žumberak and north of Kupa, about 50 km southwest of Zagreb. Krašić comprises an area of about 3.63 km2. In the 2011 census, the ...
, and turns back southeast past another eponymous village of
Gornja Kupčina, before it enters a wide lowland area near
Draganić. It is then partially rerouted into a series of man-made drainage canals before it flows into the Kupa near
Donja Kupčina.
References
Rivers of Croatia
Landforms of Karlovac County
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