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Mirna
The Mirna River in Istria, Croatia
Location
CountryCroatia
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • locationAdriatic Sea
 • coordinates45°18′59″N 13°35′41″E / 45.3164°N 13.5948°E / 45.3164; 13.5948
Length53 km (33 mi)
Basin size458 km (177 sq mi)
Another Image of the Mirna River

The Mirna (Italian: Quieto) is a river in Istria, Croatia. In ancient times it was called the Aquilis. It is Istria's longest and richest river, being 53 km (33 mi) long and having a basin covering an area of 458 km (177 sq mi). It rises near Buzet, passes along Motovun and empties into the Adriatic Sea near Novigrad.

References

  1. ^ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2017 (PDF) (in Croatian and English). Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2017. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. "Region of Istria: Geographic data". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2008-07-30.

Further reading

  • Blažević, Marija (1986). "Istarske rijeke" [Istrian Rivers]. Priroda: popularni časopis hrvatskog prirodoslovnog društva. Vol. 72, no. 8. pp. 228–231. ISSN 0351-0662.

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Hydrography of Croatia
Rivers
Black Sea Basin
Adriatic Basin
Plitvice Lakes
Lakes
Valleys, estuaries,
canyons, wetlands
Waterfalls
Canals
Adriatic Sea


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