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The Mirna ( it, Quieto) is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in
Istria,
Croatia
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. In
ancient times
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it was called the Aquilis. It is Istria's longest and richest river, being long and having a basin covering an area of .
It rises near
Buzet, passes along
Motovun
Motovun (, it, Montona or ''Montona d'Istria'') is a village and a municipality in central Istria, Croatia. In ancient times, both Celts and Illyrians built their fortresses at the location of present-day Motovun. The name of the village is also ...
and empties into the
Adriatic Sea
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near
Novigrad.
References
External links
Development of the Mirna River Basin Management Plan
Rivers of Croatia
Landforms of Istria County
Drainage basins of the Adriatic Sea
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