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| caption = The Drina River near [Bajina Bašta, [Serbia
| origin = [Bosnia and Herzegovina, between the slopes of the Maglić and Pivska planina mountains
| mouth = [Sava, at the Serbian-Bosnian border between Crna Bara and Bosanska Rača
| basin_countries = [Bosnia and Herzegovina, [Serbia
| length = 346 km
| elevation =
| discharge = from 125 m³/s at the Ćehotina's mouth to 370 m³/s on the Drina's mouth into the Sava
| watershed = 19,570 km²
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The
Drina (Serbian language and Bosnian language: Дрина or
Drina) is a river in the
Balkan Peninsula. It is a 346 kilometer (215 mi)-long tributary of the Sava River, and it forms most of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Serbia. Its name is derived from the
Latin name of the river,
Drinus.
Length and navigation
The Drina is formed by the confluence of the
Tara River (Montenegro) and the
Piva River rivers, both of which flow from
Montenegro and converge on the border of Bosnia (region) and Herzegovina, at the village of
Šćepan Polje. The Drina flows generally northward for 346 kilometers (of which 206 kilometers (128 mi) is along the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia) into the Sava, near the village of
Crna Bara (Bogatić) in northwestern Serbia. Measured from the source of the Tara, its longer headwater, the Drina is 487 kilometers (303 mi) long.
The river is not navigable; however, together with the Tara it represents the main
kayaking and
rafting attraction in the
Balkans.
Course
Origin and gorges
The Drina originates between the slopes of the
Maglić and
Pivska planina mountains, between the villages of Šćepan Polje (in Montenegro) and Hum (Bosnia and Herzegovina). At its origin, it flows west, then makes a large curve to the northeast, around the Maluša mountains. Next, it flows through the villages of Kosman, Prijedjel, Dučeli, Čelikovo Polje, Kopilovi, Trbušće, Brod and the town of
Foča. It receives the Sutjeska, Bjelava and Bistrica rivers from the left and the Ćehotina at Foča from the right.
Here the Drina carved the longest one of the several gorges on its course, the 45 kilometer (28 mi)-long Suhi Dol-Biserovina gorge between the southernmost slopes of the Jahorina mountains from the north and the Kovač mountain mountains from the south. The villages of Zlatari, Jošanica, Ustikolina, Cvilin, Zebina Šuma, Osanica, Kolovarice, Vranići, Mravinjac, Biljin,
Vitkovići and Zupčići are located in the gorge, as well as the town of Goražde. The river receives the Kolunska rijeka and the Osanica as tributaries from the left.
The Drina continues to the northeast, flowing close to the villages of Žuželo, Odžak, Kopači and Ustiprača, entering the 26 km (16 mi) long Međeđa gorge carved between the
Vučevica mountains from the south and the southern slopes of the Devetak mountains from the north. The narrowest part of the Međeđa gorge is
Tijesno, the 8 kilometer (5 mi)-long section of the gorge where the river is at its narrowest (only 12 meters (39 ft) wide), but also at its deepest (12 m). Here it receives the Prača river from the left and the Janjina and Lim rivers from the right. The villages of Trbosilje, Međeđa and Orahovci are located in the gorge, which is for the most part flooded by the artificial
Višegrad lake, created by the Višegrad hydro electric power plant.
At the town of Višegrad, the Drina receives the Rzav river from the right and turns northwest at the Suva Gora mountain into the Klotijevac gorge. The gorge is 38 kilometers (24 mi) long and up to 1 kilometer (3,200 ft) deep, carved between the mountains of
Bokšanica (from the west) and Zvijezda (from the east). The villages of Sase, Resnik, Đurevići and Gornje Štitarevo lie in the gorge and the Kukal river flows into the Drina from the right. At the Slap village, the Drina receives the
Žepa river from the right and turns sharply to the west, becoming a border river between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia near the village of Jagoštica.
Border river
The Drina flows between the mountains of Zvijezda and Sušica and it is flooded by the artificial
Lake Perućac on the northern slopes of the
Tara Mountain mountain, created by the Bajina Bašta power plant. The villages of Prohići and Osatica (in Bosnia and Herzegovina) are located on the lake, as well as the ruins of the medieval town of Đurđevac. The river is dammed at the village of
Perućac, where a strong well springs out from the Tara mountain, flowing into the Drina as a waterfall. In addition, the waters of Drina are used for several
fish ponds for the California trout spawning.
The river continues to the villages of Peći, Dobrak, Skelani (in Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Zaguline (in Serbia), reaching the town of
Bajina Bašta. At the villages of Donja Crvica and Rogačica, the Drina makes a large turn, completely changing its direction from the northeast to the northwest. This distinct geographical feature forms the
Osat and
Ludmer regions of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which are separated by the river from the
Azbukovica part of the
Podrinje region of Serbia.
Upper Podrinje
Flowing on the western slopes of the Bukovica mountain, the Drina passes next to the villages of Gvozdac, Okletac, Strmovo, Bačevci, Donje Košlje, Drlače, Vrhpolje, Donja Bukovica (in Serbia), Boljevići, Fakovići, Tegare, Sikirići and Voljevica (in Bosnia and Herzegovina), before it reaches the towns of Ljubovija in Serbia, the center of the Azbukovica (or Upper Podrinje) region, and
Bratunac, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the center of the Ludmer region. Here the Drina receives the right tributary of
Ljuboviđa and continues between the mountains of Jagodnja and
Boranja (in Serbia), and
Glogova (in Bosnia and Herzegovina). After the ruins of the medieval town of Mikuljak and the villages of Mičići, Uzovnica, Crnča, Voljevci (in Serbia), Krasanovići, Dubravice, Polom and Zelinje (in Bosnia and Herzegovina), the Drina is flooded again, this time by the artificial Lake Zvornik, as a result of the Zvornik power plant. The villages of Amajic, Culine (in Serbia), Sopotnik, Drinjača and Djevanje (in Bosnia and Herzegovina) are located on the lake. This is also where the
Drinjača river flows into the Drina (now the Zvornik lake) from the left, flowing from the Bosnian region of Gornji Birač.
Lower Podrinje
After the dual town of
Zvornik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)-
Mali Zvornik (Serbia), the Drina flows between the Bosnian mountain of Majevica and the Serbian mountain of
Gučevo, and enters the Lower Podrinje region. For the rest of its flow after the village of
Kozluk (Bosnia), it has no major settlements on the Bosnian side (except for the town of
Janja, which is several kilometers away from the river, and some smaller settlements, like Branjevo and Glavičice). On the Serbian side, the Drina passes next to the villages of Brasina and Rečane, the ruins of the medieval town of Koviljkin Grad, the destination spa and town of Banja Koviljača, the industrial town and center of the Podrinje region, Loznica, and its largest suburb, Lozničko Polje.
Lowest section
The Drina enters the lowest section of its course, the southern
Pannonian plain, including the Serbian regions of
Jadar (Serbia) (where it receives the
Jadar (Serbia) river) and Iverak (where it receives the
Lešnica River). This is where the rivers spills in many arms and flows, creating the largest flood plain in former
Yugoslavia, which the river divides in half. The east side, Mačva, is in Serbia, and the west side, Semberija, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (where it receives the
Janja River river). The Drina spills over and meanders, forming shallows, islands and sandbars, before emptying into the Sava river between the Serbian village of
Crna Bara and the Bosnian Bosanska Rača. The variability of the water flow and low altitude resulted in several course changes during history. The Drina previously flowed into the Sava river near Šabac, 30 kilometers (18 mi) to the east of the present mouth.
Characteristics
Like the Velika Morava, the Drina is also a meandering river, with a very high meandering ratio (175:346), still slightly less than that of Velika Morava.
The Drina is a very fast river with cold and greenish water, which is from the limestone which constitutes a major part of the area in which the river carved its bed.
Its average depth is 3 to 5 meters (10-15 ft), the deepest being 12 meters (40 ft) at
Tijesno. On average, the Drina is 50-60 meters (160-200 ft) wide, but it ranges from only 12-20 meters (40-65 ft) at Tijesno to up to 200 meters (650 ft) at
Bajina Bašta and Ljubovija.
The drainage basin covers 19,570 square kilometers (4.8 million acres), branching into Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and
Albania. The Drina belongs to the Black Sea drainage basin.
Before it was regulated by the several power stations, the Drina used to flood its valley. The most disastrous flood occurred in 1896, which destroyed the town of Ljubovija.
Tributaries
Major left tributaries: Sutjeska (at Kosman),
Bjelava (at Trbušće), Bistrica (at Brod), Kolunska rijeka (at Ustikolina), Osanica (at Osanica),
Prača (at Ustiprača), Žepa (at Slap),
Drinjača (at Drinjača), Kamenica (at Djevanje), Sapna (at Karakaja) and Janja River (at Janja).
Major right tributaries:
Ćehotina (at
Foča), Janjina (at Samobor), Lim River (the longest one, 220 km, at Brodar), Rzav (at Višegrad), Kukal (at Đurevići), Rogačica (at Rogačica), Trešnjica (south of Ljubovija), Ljuboviđa (at Ljubovija), Jadar (Serbia) (at Straža) and Lešnica River (at Lešnica).
Power
The Drina originates at an altitude of 432 meters (1,417 ft) and flows into the Sava at 75 meters (246 ft). The large inclination is not constant because of many gorges and bends, but still more than enough to generate an estimated 6 billion kilowatt-hours of potential electrical power.
Also, the discharge steadily grows: 125 cubic meters per second (4,400 cu.ft./s) at the Ćehotina's mouth, and 370 cubic meters per second (13,000 cu.ft./s) on the Drina's mouth into the Sava.However, power capacity is not fully used since only three hydro electrical power stations (HE) have been constructed so far:
HE Zvornik,
HE Bajina Bašta, and
HE Višegrad.
Population
As a result of the inhospitable terrain and the lack of good railways and major roads, the surrounding territory is sparsely populated. Apart from many small villages, the major settlements on or near the river are:
The Drina is crossed by several bridges: at Višegrad,
Skelani, Bratunac and Zvornik (in Bosnia and Herzegovina), and Loznica and Badovinci in Serbia. The most recentbridge is the one at Badovinci, the
Pavlovića ćuprija.
Serbian culture
In its lower, meandering course, the Drina is referred to as the
kriva Drina ("bent Drina"). This has entered the Serbian language as a phrase used when someone wants to resolve a complicated situation; it is said that he or she wants to "straighten the bent Drina".
During World War I, from September 8 to September 16,
1914, the Drina was the battlefield of a bloody battle between the Serbian and Austria-Hungary army, the
Battle of Cer. In honor of the battle, the Serbian composer
Stanislav Binički (1872-1942) composed the famous
Marš na Drinu, and in 1964 a movie of the same title was shot by director Žika Mitrović. The movie was later banned for a period of time by the
Communist government, because of its portrayal of a true-to-life, bloody battle, and its use of Binički's march (banned at that time) as part of the soundtrack. The Slovenian band Laibach did a cover version of the
March on the Drina titled
Mars on the River Drina in their album NATO (album), released in 1994 during the
Yugoslav Wars.
The largest impact the river has had in culture probably is the novel "
The Bridge on the Drina" (
The Bridge on the Drina) by the Yugoslav
Nobel Prize for literature laureate, Ivo Andrić; the book is about the building of a
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge near Višegrad by the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century.
References
- Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija, Third edition (1985); Prosveta; ISBN 86-07-00001-2
- Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
- Slobodan Ristanović: "Prvenac na Drini"
- Battle of the Drina
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| caption = The Drina River near [Bajina Bašta, [Serbia
| origin = [Bosnia and Herzegovina, between the slopes of the Maglić and Pivska planina mountains
| mouth = [Sava, at the Serbian-Bosnian border between Crna Bara and Bosanska Rača
| basin_countries = [Bosnia and Herzegovina, [Serbia
| length = 346 km
| elevation =
| discharge = from 125 m³/s at the Ćehotina's mouth to 370 m³/s on the Drina's mouth into the Sava
| watershed = 19,570 km²
-->
The
Drina (
Serbian language and
Bosnian language: Дрина or
Drina) is a river in the
Balkan Peninsula. It is a 346 kilometer (215 mi)-long tributary of the
Sava River, and it forms most of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Its name is derived from the Latin name of the river,
Drinus.
Length and navigation
The Drina is formed by the confluence of the Tara River (Montenegro) and the Piva River rivers, both of which flow from Montenegro and converge on the border of Bosnia (region) and
Herzegovina, at the village of Šćepan Polje. The Drina flows generally northward for 346 kilometers (of which 206 kilometers (128 mi) is along the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia) into the Sava, near the village of
Crna Bara (Bogatić) in northwestern Serbia. Measured from the source of the Tara, its longer headwater, the Drina is 487 kilometers (303 mi) long.
The river is not navigable; however, together with the Tara it represents the main kayaking and rafting attraction in the
Balkans.
Course
Origin and gorges
The Drina originates between the slopes of the Maglić and Pivska planina mountains, between the villages of Šćepan Polje (in Montenegro) and Hum (Bosnia and Herzegovina). At its origin, it flows west, then makes a large curve to the northeast, around the
Maluša mountains. Next, it flows through the villages of Kosman, Prijedjel, Dučeli, Čelikovo Polje, Kopilovi, Trbušće, Brod and the town of Foča. It receives the Sutjeska, Bjelava and Bistrica rivers from the left and the Ćehotina at Foča from the right.
Here the Drina carved the longest one of the several gorges on its course, the 45 kilometer (28 mi)-long Suhi Dol-Biserovina gorge between the southernmost slopes of the Jahorina mountains from the north and the
Kovač mountain mountains from the south. The villages of Zlatari, Jošanica, Ustikolina, Cvilin, Zebina Šuma, Osanica, Kolovarice, Vranići, Mravinjac, Biljin, Vitkovići and Zupčići are located in the gorge, as well as the town of
Goražde. The river receives the Kolunska rijeka and the Osanica as tributaries from the left.
The Drina continues to the northeast, flowing close to the villages of Žuželo, Odžak, Kopači and Ustiprača, entering the 26 km (16 mi) long Međeđa gorge carved between the Vučevica mountains from the south and the southern slopes of the
Devetak mountains from the north. The narrowest part of the Međeđa gorge is Tijesno, the 8 kilometer (5 mi)-long section of the gorge where the river is at its narrowest (only 12 meters (39 ft) wide), but also at its deepest (12 m). Here it receives the Prača river from the left and the Janjina and Lim rivers from the right. The villages of Trbosilje, Međeđa and Orahovci are located in the gorge, which is for the most part flooded by the artificial Višegrad lake, created by the Višegrad hydro electric power plant.
At the town of Višegrad, the Drina receives the Rzav river from the right and turns northwest at the
Suva Gora mountain into the Klotijevac gorge. The gorge is 38 kilometers (24 mi) long and up to 1 kilometer (3,200 ft) deep, carved between the mountains of
Bokšanica (from the west) and Zvijezda (from the east). The villages of Sase, Resnik, Đurevići and Gornje Štitarevo lie in the gorge and the Kukal river flows into the Drina from the right. At the Slap village, the Drina receives the Žepa river from the right and turns sharply to the west, becoming a border river between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia near the village of Jagoštica.
Border river
The Drina flows between the mountains of Zvijezda and
Sušica and it is flooded by the artificial
Lake Perućac on the northern slopes of the
Tara Mountain mountain, created by the Bajina Bašta power plant. The villages of Prohići and Osatica (in Bosnia and Herzegovina) are located on the lake, as well as the ruins of the medieval town of Đurđevac. The river is dammed at the village of
Perućac, where a strong well springs out from the Tara mountain, flowing into the Drina as a waterfall. In addition, the waters of Drina are used for several fish ponds for the California trout spawning.
The river continues to the villages of Peći, Dobrak, Skelani (in Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Zaguline (in Serbia), reaching the town of Bajina Bašta. At the villages of Donja Crvica and Rogačica, the Drina makes a large turn, completely changing its direction from the northeast to the northwest. This distinct geographical feature forms the
Osat and Ludmer regions of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which are separated by the river from the Azbukovica part of the Podrinje region of Serbia.
Upper Podrinje
Flowing on the western slopes of the
Bukovica mountain, the Drina passes next to the villages of Gvozdac, Okletac, Strmovo, Bačevci, Donje Košlje, Drlače, Vrhpolje, Donja Bukovica (in Serbia), Boljevići, Fakovići, Tegare, Sikirići and Voljevica (in Bosnia and Herzegovina), before it reaches the towns of Ljubovija in Serbia, the center of the Azbukovica (or Upper Podrinje) region, and Bratunac, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the center of the Ludmer region. Here the Drina receives the right tributary of Ljuboviđa and continues between the mountains of Jagodnja and Boranja (in Serbia), and Glogova (in Bosnia and Herzegovina). After the ruins of the medieval town of Mikuljak and the villages of Mičići, Uzovnica, Crnča, Voljevci (in Serbia), Krasanovići, Dubravice, Polom and Zelinje (in Bosnia and Herzegovina), the Drina is flooded again, this time by the artificial
Lake Zvornik, as a result of the Zvornik power plant. The villages of Amajic, Culine (in Serbia), Sopotnik, Drinjača and Djevanje (in Bosnia and Herzegovina) are located on the lake. This is also where the
Drinjača river flows into the Drina (now the Zvornik lake) from the left, flowing from the Bosnian region of Gornji Birač.
Lower Podrinje
After the dual town of Zvornik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)-
Mali Zvornik (Serbia), the Drina flows between the Bosnian mountain of Majevica and the Serbian mountain of Gučevo, and enters the Lower Podrinje region. For the rest of its flow after the village of
Kozluk (Bosnia), it has no major settlements on the Bosnian side (except for the town of
Janja, which is several kilometers away from the river, and some smaller settlements, like Branjevo and Glavičice). On the Serbian side, the Drina passes next to the villages of Brasina and Rečane, the ruins of the medieval town of Koviljkin Grad, the
destination spa and town of
Banja Koviljača, the industrial town and center of the Podrinje region, Loznica, and its largest suburb, Lozničko Polje.
Lowest section
The Drina enters the lowest section of its course, the southern
Pannonian plain, including the Serbian regions of
Jadar (Serbia) (where it receives the
Jadar (Serbia) river) and
Iverak (where it receives the
Lešnica River). This is where the rivers spills in many arms and flows, creating the largest flood plain in former
Yugoslavia, which the river divides in half. The east side,
Mačva, is in Serbia, and the west side,
Semberija, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (where it receives the Janja River river). The Drina spills over and meanders, forming shallows, islands and sandbars, before emptying into the Sava river between the Serbian village of Crna Bara and the Bosnian Bosanska Rača. The variability of the water flow and low altitude resulted in several course changes during history. The Drina previously flowed into the Sava river near
Šabac, 30 kilometers (18 mi) to the east of the present mouth.
Characteristics
Like the Velika Morava, the Drina is also a meandering river, with a very high meandering ratio (175:346), still slightly less than that of Velika Morava.
The Drina is a very fast river with cold and greenish water, which is from the limestone which constitutes a major part of the area in which the river carved its bed.
Its average depth is 3 to 5 meters (10-15 ft), the deepest being 12 meters (40 ft) at
Tijesno. On average, the Drina is 50-60 meters (160-200 ft) wide, but it ranges from only 12-20 meters (40-65 ft) at Tijesno to up to 200 meters (650 ft) at
Bajina Bašta and Ljubovija.
The drainage basin covers 19,570 square kilometers (4.8 million acres), branching into Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and
Albania. The Drina belongs to the
Black Sea drainage basin.
Before it was regulated by the several power stations, the Drina used to flood its valley. The most disastrous flood occurred in 1896, which destroyed the town of
Ljubovija.
Tributaries
Major left tributaries: Sutjeska (at Kosman),
Bjelava (at Trbušće), Bistrica (at Brod), Kolunska rijeka (at
Ustikolina), Osanica (at Osanica), Prača (at Ustiprača),
Žepa (at Slap), Drinjača (at Drinjača), Kamenica (at Djevanje), Sapna (at Karakaja) and
Janja River (at
Janja).
Major right tributaries: Ćehotina (at Foča), Janjina (at Samobor),
Lim River (the longest one, 220 km, at Brodar), Rzav (at
Višegrad), Kukal (at Đurevići), Rogačica (at Rogačica), Trešnjica (south of Ljubovija),
Ljuboviđa (at
Ljubovija), Jadar (Serbia) (at Straža) and Lešnica River (at
Lešnica).
Power
The Drina originates at an altitude of 432 meters (1,417 ft) and flows into the Sava at 75 meters (246 ft). The large inclination is not constant because of many gorges and bends, but still more than enough to generate an estimated 6 billion kilowatt-hours of potential electrical power.
Also, the discharge steadily grows: 125 cubic meters per second (4,400 cu.ft./s) at the Ćehotina's mouth, and 370 cubic meters per second (13,000 cu.ft./s) on the Drina's mouth into the Sava.However, power capacity is not fully used since only three hydro electrical power stations (HE) have been constructed so far:
HE Zvornik,
HE Bajina Bašta, and
HE Višegrad.
Population
As a result of the inhospitable terrain and the lack of good railways and major roads, the surrounding territory is sparsely populated. Apart from many small villages, the major settlements on or near the river are:
The Drina is crossed by several bridges: at Višegrad,
Skelani, Bratunac and Zvornik (in Bosnia and Herzegovina), and Loznica and Badovinci in Serbia. The most recentbridge is the one at Badovinci, the
Pavlovića ćuprija.
Serbian culture
In its lower, meandering course, the Drina is referred to as the
kriva Drina ("bent Drina"). This has entered the Serbian language as a phrase used when someone wants to resolve a complicated situation; it is said that he or she wants to "straighten the bent Drina".
During World War I, from
September 8 to September 16,
1914, the Drina was the battlefield of a bloody battle between the Serbian and
Austria-Hungary army, the Battle of Cer. In honor of the battle, the Serbian composer
Stanislav Binički (1872-1942) composed the famous
Marš na Drinu, and in 1964 a movie of the same title was shot by director
Žika Mitrović. The movie was later banned for a period of time by the Communist government, because of its portrayal of a true-to-life, bloody battle, and its use of Binički's march (banned at that time) as part of the soundtrack. The Slovenian band
Laibach did a cover version of the
March on the Drina titled
Mars on the River Drina in their album
NATO (album), released in 1994 during the
Yugoslav Wars.
The largest impact the river has had in culture probably is the novel "
The Bridge on the Drina" (The Bridge on the Drina) by the Yugoslav
Nobel Prize for literature laureate, Ivo Andrić; the book is about the building of a
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge near Višegrad by the
Ottoman Empire in the 16th century.
References
- Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija, Third edition (1985); Prosveta; ISBN 86-07-00001-2
- Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
- Slobodan Ristanović: "Prvenac na Drini"
- Battle of the Drina
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Drina River definition of Drina River in the Free Online Encyclopedia.
Drina River. River, central Balkans, southeastern Europe. Originating with the confluence of the Tara and Piva rivers, it follows a northerly course 215 mi (346 km) to enter the ...
Mars On The River Drina
Mars On The River Drina: NATO (click song title to hear comparison) This is a cover of Stanislav Binički's 'Marš na Drinu', a song honouring the Serbian efforts at the Battle ...
Drina definition of Drina in the Free Online Encyclopedia.
Drina (drē`nä), river, c.285 mi (460 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Piva and Tara rivers of Montenegro. It flows generally N through Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava ...
Drina - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Drina
River flowing through Serbia and Montenegro, 402 km/250 mi long. It rises at the frontier of Montenegro, at the junction of the rivers Tara and Diva, and flows north along the ...
Drina - definition of Drina by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus ...
Dri·na (dr n, -nä) A river, about 459 km (285 mi) long, rising in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina and flowing generally north along the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
The Bridge on the Drina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What unites the book and becomes in a sense the main "character" is the bridge over the Drina River in Višegrad, eastern Bosnia. Almost from the beginning of the book Andrić focuses ...
Drina - Wiktionary
Drina. River that flows northward 160 miles along the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to empty into the Sava River. [edit] Translations
Drina River -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on Drina River:Drina River, central Balkans.Ujamborriver, central Balkans, southeastern Europe. It originates with the confluence of the Tara ...
