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'''Drava''' or '''Drave''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Drau'', [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]] and [[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Drava'', [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Dráva'') is a [[river]] in [[Central Europe]], a [[tributary]] of the [[Danube]]. It originates in the [[South Tirol]] in [[Italy]] and flows east through [[East Tirol]] and [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]] in [[Austria]], into [[Slovenia]] (145 km), and then southeast through [[Croatia]] (forming most of the border between Croatia and [[Hungary]]), and joins the [[Danube]] near [[Osijek]]. It has a length of '''750 km'''.
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'''Drava''' or '''Drave''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Drau'', [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]] and [[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Drava'', [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Dráva'') is a [[river]] in [[Central Europe]], a [[tributary]] of the [[Danube River|Danube]]. It originates in the [[South Tirol]] in [[Italy]] and flows east through [[East Tirol]] and [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]] in [[Austria]], into [[Slovenia]] (145 km), and then southeast through [[Croatia]] (forming most of the border between Croatia and [[Hungary]]), and joins the [[Danube River|Danube]] near [[Osijek]]. It has a length of '''750 km'''.


Drava's main tributaries are:
Drava's main tributaries are:
*[[Gail]] ([[Austria]])
*[[Gail River|Gail]] ([[Austria]])
*[[Gurk]] ([[Austria]])
*[[Gurk River|Gurk]] ([[Austria]])
*[[Meža]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Meža River|Meža]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Dravinja]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Dravinja River|Dravinja]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Mura]] ([[Croatia]])
*[[Mura River|Mura]] ([[Croatia]])
 
The Drava flows through the following cities (ordered from source to mouth):
*[[Lienz]] ([[Austria]])
*[[Spittal an der Drau]] ([[Austria]])
*[[Villach]] ([[Austria]])
*[[Dieschitz]] ([[Austria]])
*[[Ferlach]] ([[Austria]])
*[[Dravograd]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Vuzenica]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Muta]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Ruše]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Maribor]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Ptuj]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Ormož]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Varaždin]] ([[Croatia]])
*[[Osijek]] ([[Croatia]])
*[[Barcs]] ([[Hungary]])

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Drava or Drave (German: Drau, Slovenian, Croatian and Italian: Drava, Hungarian: Dráva) is a river in Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It originates in the South Tirol in Italy and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia (145 km), and then southeast through Croatia (forming most of the border between Croatia and Hungary), and joins the Danube near Osijek. It has a length of 750 km.

Drava's main tributaries are:

The Drava flows through the following cities (ordered from source to mouth):