The Koritnica (; it, Coritenza), with a length slightly over , is a right tributary of the
Soča River
The Soča ( in Slovene) or Isonzo ( in Italian; other names fur, Lusinç, german: Sontig, la, Aesontius or ') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy ().
An Alpine river in character, its source lies in ...
. It flows west through the Log Koritnica Valley ( sl, Loška Koritnica) south of
Mount Mangart and then turns south near
Log pod Mangartom
Log pod Mangartom (; sometimes ''Log pod Mangrtom''; it, Bretto; german: Breth), is a settlement in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It comprises Gornji Log and Spodnji Log as well as the hamlets Loška Koritnica, Mo ...
, flowing past the
Kluže Fortress
The Kluže Fortress is a fort near the town of Bovec in northwestern Slovenia.
The original fortress was built in 1472 near Bovec on the road between Cave del Predil and Carinthia. Its likely original purpose was defence of Friuli against the Turk ...
and through the deep and long Kluže Canyon (), also known as the Koritnica Canyon ().
Turistično informacijski center Bovec: Reka Koritnica.
/ref> It empties into the Soča southeast of Bovec.
See also
* List of rivers of Slovenia
References
External links
The Koritnica River on Geopedia
*
{{Hydrology of Slovenia
Rivers of the Slovene Littoral
Rivers of the Julian Alps