Podravina

The Drava River at Maribor, Slovenia

Podravina (in Croatian) or Podravje (in Slovenian) are Slavic names for the Drava river basin in Croatia and Slovenia.

History

Between 1929 and 1941 a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia known as the Drava Banovina (Drava province) existed in the area with its capital in Ljubljana. The Drava Banovina comprised most of present-day Slovenia.

Today, one of the counties in Croatia is named Virovitica-Podravina, however the official capital of the region is the city of Koprivnica which is also the capital of Koprivnica-Križevci County.[1]

Major cities and towns along the river

Cities and towns in Slovenia:

  • Dravograd
  • Maribor
  • Ptuj

Cities and towns in Croatia:

The state route D2 connects all Croatian towns in Podravina.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nettle story".
  2. ^ "Nettle story".

Sources

  • Podravina (in Croatian)

46°34′5.36″N 15°36′2.26″E / 46.5681556°N 15.6006278°E / 46.5681556; 15.6006278

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