Rinka Falls (; ) is a
waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
in the
Logar Valley, in the
Municipality of Solčava in northern
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. It is the source of the
Savinja River. It has been proclaimed a
natural heritage feature. Rinka Falls is one of the most beautiful and best-known waterfalls in Slovenia. It is also a popular tourist destination. With its drop of , it is the highest of the 20 waterfalls in the Logar Valley. The longest step has a length of . It is visited in all seasons of the year. In the winter it is popular with ice-climbers.
There are also four mountains in the vicinity called Rinka:
Carniola Mount Rinka (''Kranjska Rinka''; ),
Carinthia Mount Rinka (''Koroška Rinka''; ),
Styria Mount Rinka (''Štajerska Rinka''; ), and
Little Mount Rinka (''Mala Rinka''; ).
The name ''Rinka'' comes from the Slovene common noun ''rinka'' 'ring, hoop, link of a chain'. It is a borrowing from German (cf. ''Ringel'', ''Ringl'', etc.) and was used to designate a rounded or ring-like topographic feature.
[Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 354.]
See also
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
References
External links
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Rinka Falls on Geopedia
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Waterfalls of Slovenia
Waterfalls in Styria (Slovenia)
Logar Valley (Slovenia)
Savinja
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