Dragonja

The lower flow of Dragonja, close to the Piran Bay

Dragonja (Italian: Dragogna) is a river in Slovenia, in the northern part of the Istrian peninsula. It is the third longest river in Istria, after Raša and Mirna.

The river is 28 kilometres (17 mi) in length^[1] and flows into the Gulf of Piran.

In the lower reaches of Dragonja, there is a territorial dispute between Slovenia and Croatia: while Croatian authorities claim that Dragonja is a border river, Slovenia claims a strip of territory south to the river, as well.^[2]

References

1. ^ Burger, Boštjan (May 2006). "Hidrografske značilnosti porečja in rečne mreže reke Dragonje [Hydrographic Characteristics of the River Basin and the River Network of the Dragonja]" (in Slovene). http://www.burger.si/Obala/Dragonja/Dragonja.pdf. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 
2. ^ Pipan, Primož (2008). "Border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia along the lower reaches of the Dragonja River". Acta geographica Slovenica 48 (2): 331–356. doi:10.3986/AGS48205. http://giam.zrc-sazu.si/sites/default/files/ags48205.pdf. Retrieved 8 April 2010.