The River Drava

The Drava River, also know in German as Drau or in Hungarian as Dráva, is a river that flows through the southern parts of Central Europe.

The Drava River links five countries on its 725 km course from the Italian Alps to its confluence with the Danube.

The first short stretch lies in Italy, then the Drava flows across Austria and Slovenia into Croatia . Further downstream it forms the basis of the border between Croatia and Hungary before meeting the Danube near Osijek.

Sections of the Drava in Hungary and Croatia are some of the most natural and unspoiled waters in Europe , hosting many rare species.

The Drava flows through Austrian towns of Lienz, Spittal an der Drau, Villach, and Ferlach.

In Slovenia, it flows through towns of Dravograd, Vuzenica, Muta, Ruše, Maribor, Ptuj, and Ormož. In Croatia Varaždin and Osijek. Barcs is the town that lies on Drava in Hungary.

The Drava is navigable for about 100 kilometres from Čađavica in Croatia to Osijek, where is joins Dunav..

Drava's tributaries are: River Gail in Austria, River Mislinja and River Dravinja in Slovenia. In Croatia River Bednja and River Mur are it's tributaries too.

• Croatian Rivers include: River Sava | River Drava | River Neretva | River Cetina | Zrmanja and Gacka River