The Sora (German: ''Zayer'' or ''Zeier'') is a right affluent of the
Sava
The Sava, is a river in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. From its source in Slovenia it flows through Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally reac ...
River in western
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 ...
. The Sora gathers its waters mainly from the
Å kofja Loka Hills. Its source branches are the Poljane Sora
(, also ), named after the
Poljane Valley
Poljane may refer to the following places:
In Croatia:
* Poljane, Brod-Posavina County, a village near Dragalić
* Poljane, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, a village near Opatija
In Kosovo:
* Poljane, Istok, a settlement in the Municipality o ...
(), and the Selca Sora
(, also ), named after the
Selca Valley (). The Poljane Sora is larger and is in length, while the Selca Sora is in length. They flow together in
Å kofja Loka
Å kofja Loka (; ) is a town in Slovenia. It is the economic, cultural, educational, and administrative center of the Municipality of Å kofja Loka in Upper Carniola. It has about 12,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Å kofja Loka lies at an elevation of ...
and continue the flow as the Sora for the next until
Medvode, where the Sora joins the Sava. Including the Poljane Sora, the Sora is in length. This makes it the
15th longest river of Slovenia.
The Sora is of
torrential character and often floods. Its average
discharge at the outflow is . Its largest discharge, measured in 1990, was .
Name
The Sora was attested in historical sources as ''Zuora'' and ''Zoura'' in 973, and ''Zevra'' in 1263. The name is derived from the common noun *''sǫvьra'' from the verb *''sъ-vьrěti'', which can be understood in the sense 'to gush, swell up', referring to the river's propensity to flood, or in the sense 'to surge together', initially referring to the confluence of the Poljane Sora and Selca Sora.
History
In 2022, torrential rains caused the river to flood, with unusually severe flooding downstream.
References
External links
*
* Condition of Sora a
Železnikian
- graphs, in the following order, of water level, flow and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken in
Železniki and
Suha by
ARSO
Arso may refer to:
* Arso Jovanović (1907–1948), Yugoslav partisan general during World War II
* Arso, Keerom, a district in Papua, Indonesia
** Arso Airport
* Slovenian Environment Agency The Slovenian Environment Agency ( Slovenian: ''Agenci ...
)
Rivers of Upper Carniola
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