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.
Contents
1 History
2 Major cities and towns along the river
3 See also
4 Sources
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.
Major cities and towns along the river
Cities and towns in Slovenia:
- Dravograd
- Maribor
- Ptuj
Cities and towns in Croatia:
- Varaždin
- Koprivnica
- Đurđevac
- Pitomača
- Virovitica
- Slatina
- Osijek
The state route D2 connects all Croatian towns in Podravina.
See also
- Virovitica-Podravina County
- Koprivnica-Križevci County
- Varaždin County
- Drava Banovina
Sources
Podravina (in Croatian)
Coordinates: 46°34′5.36″N 15°36′2.26″E / 46.5681556°N 15.6006278°E / 46.5681556; 15.6006278
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