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Savinja in Celje, before it turns south to Laško
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Rinka Waterfall
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Sava
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Slovenia
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96 km (60 mi)
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1,120 m (3,675 ft)
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The () is a
River in northeast
Slovenia which flows mostly in the Upper and Lower Savinja valley () and through the cities of
Celje and
Laško . The Savinja is the main river of the
Savinja Alps (''Savinjske Alpe''). It flows into
Sava River at
Zidani Most (''"Stonebridge"''). It has often
Flood ed, such as in the 1960s, 1990, and 1995. The Savinja has a length of 96 km.
The stream is created by the
Rinka Waterfall which flows along a regulated riverbed to the lower end of the
Logar Valley (''Logarska dolina''), where it confluences with the Jezera stream from which point it becomes the Savinja river. This source has been proclaimed a
Natural Heritage , while the Rinka waterfall is one of the most beautiful and known waterfalls in Slovenia. It is the highest waterfall of the 20 waterfalls in the Logarska valley and is visited throughout the year. In the winter time it is popular for the ice-climbers. The best view to the waterfall is from the peak of Kamnik Saddle (''Kamniško sedlo'').
The main
Tributaries of the Savinja are the Lučnica at
Luče , the Ljubnica at
Ljubno , the
Dreta at
Nazarje , the
Paka at
Šmartno Ob Paki , and the
Ložnica and
Voglajna with the
Hudinja at Celje.
The quality of water is in 1. class to
Radmirje , then it falls in second one and after to the third.
Raftsmen from Ljubno were rafting along the river until the 1950s. A monument of a
Raftsman (''Splavar'') is situated by the river's left bank in Celje.
in Pečovnik toward northeast.]]
- The Rinka waterfall: http://www.burger.si/Slapovi/Logarska/Rinka/Rinka.htm
- The Upper Savinja valley: http://www.randburg.com/si/savinja.html
- The Lower Savinja valley: http://www.randburg.com/si/zalec.html
- Savinja at Celje: http://www.randburg.com/si/celje.html
