Orljava is a river in
Slavonia
Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baran ...
, eastern
Croatia
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, a left tributary of
Sava
The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...
. It is long and its basin covers an area of .
Orljava rises in the mountainous forested areas of
Psunj
Psunj is a mountain in the southwestern Slavonia region in eastern Croatia. It is the highest mountain of Slavonia, with the highest peak of Brezovo polje at 984 m.a.s.l. In the north it extends to Ravna gora and Papuk, while otherwise it is su ...
, south of
Bučje. It receives influx from smaller rivers that rise in the mountains of
Papuk and
Požeška gora. Near
Srednje Selo
Srednje Selo is a village in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia
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it starts turning southeast, and at
Pleternica
Pleternica is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia, southeast of Požega, in the Požega Valley (''Požeška kotlina''). The population of the municipality is 11,323, with 3,418 in Pleternica itself (2011).
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it merges with the river
Londža that rises in
Krndija. It then runs south to pass between Požeška gora and
Dilj, when it turns to the southwest. As it flows south of
Dragovci, the river turns south and eventually flows into the river
Sava
The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...
just west of
Slavonski Kobaš, at .
There are several etymologies suggested for the hydronym. One is that it comes from the Croatian word "oriti", meaning "echo". The other is that it comes from the Indo-European root *h1or, meaning "to flow". If so, then the same root is seen in the hydronym "Raša".
References
Rivers of Croatia
Slavonia
Landforms of Brod-Posavina County
Landforms of Požega-Slavonia County
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