#drava river

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[life-spire]

Varaždin, Croatia (by Sara)

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Maribor is a Slovenian city set amid wine-region hills on the Drava River.Maribor was first mentioned as a castle in 1164, as a settlement in 1209, and as a city in 1254. Like most Slovene ethnic territory, Maribor was under Habsburg rule until 1918, when Rudolf Maister and his men secured the city for the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, which then joined the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1991 Maribor became part of independent Slovenia.

Maribor, along with the Portuguese city of Guimarães, was selected the European Capital of Culture for 2012.

[tempestime]

Hungarian border 7|6|2018

[naturewarrior420-blog]

This is river Drava in Čakovec.Drava is a fast and winding river, 749 kilometers long and below 140 to 370 m deep. It is emerging at Dobbiaca in the Carnival Alps in Italy. It runs to Austria, Slovenia and Croatia, and in Donja Dubrava it passes to Podravina and is bordered by Hungary. From the Maribor to the Danube Pass there are features of the lowland rivers. It is one of the largest sources of water in Croatia with a length of 305 km. Because of Coriolis's power, the Drava drifts to the right bank and moves towards the south, so the former left bank (Mihovljanski breg) from today's creek is 10 km away. Two accumulation lakes, created by the construction of Dravska hydro power plants, enable the development of recreational water activities. This river was known in the past also by the goldsmiths. The concentration of gold in Drava sand is 2.5 to 14.4 mg / m3. According to legend, there is a watercourse in Drava that is probably linked with the Illyrian water goddess Dravus.

[wetlandsday]

CROATIA - 4th Winter Wetlands Bike Tour.

On Friday, February 2nd 2024, Public Institution for the management of protected parts of nature and ecological network of Virovitica-Podravina County will organize 4th Winter Wetlands Bike Tour. This event will take place as a part of LIFE project Preserving and restoring floodplain forest habitats along the Mura-Drava-Danube rivers. The aim of this event is to promote and present the World Wetlands Day and the Ramsar Convention, but also project LIFE RESTORE FOR MDD and LIFE programme. Presentations will be held at the Drava Story Visitor Centre where participants will be able to hear more about the importance of wetlands with an emphasis on the connection between human wellbeing and wetlands, but also will get a closer look at the project itself and the PI VPC activities that are planned to be implemented during the duration of the project. Participants will also be able to visit the center where PI VPC presents important wetlands that it protects and manages. In the second part of this event, Bike Tour will be held along the Drava River in Virovitica-Podravina County, in the area of the Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura – Drava – Danube, area of valuable wetlands habitats near the Drava river and core area for project implementation.

Country : Croatia Organizer : Public Institution for the management of protected parts of nature and ecological network of Virovitica Podravina County

Javna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim dijelovima prirode i ekološkom mrežom Virovitičko-podravske županije

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We were on fishing today :) what place if you looking for peace :) something special to me and my friends. Varaždīn  is a city in Northern Croatia, 81 km (70km) north of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 on 34.22km2  of the city settlement itself (2011).The centre of Varaždin County is located near the Drava River, at 46.312°N 16.361°E. It is mainly known for its baroque buildings, music,festivals.