Rinža

The Rinža (German: Rinse, Rinnse) is a river of Slovenia. It is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long and flows through Kočevje.[1] It is the main watercourse of the Kočevje Polje and it is a losing stream.[2] A few kilometers downstream of Kočevje, it goes subterranean. It emerges again as the Bilpa, a tributary of the Kolpa (Kupa).

Rinža
The Rinža in Kočevje
Location
CountrySlovenia
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
sinkhole
  coordinates
45°36′N 14°54′E
Length14 km (8.7 mi)
Basin features
Progressionsinkhole→ BilpaKupaSavaDanubeBlack Sea

See also

References

  1. "Srez Kočevje" [Kočevje District]. Krajevni leksikon Dravske banovine [Lexicon of Place Names of the Drava Banovina] (in Slovenian). Administration of the Lexicon of Place Names of the Drava Banovina. 1937. p. 354. COBISS 17618945.
  2. Javornik, Marjan; Voglar, Dušan; Dermastia, Alenka, eds. (1996). "Rinža". Enciklopedija Slovenije [Encyclopedia of Slovenia] (in Slovenian). p. 238. ISBN 9788611153667.



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