Animals nearby
Otters and beavers live along quiet banks; frogs and small mammals feed in floodplain meadows.
River adventure
Sava River
The Sava runs along Bosnia and Herzegovina’s northern border and receives major tributaries such as the Bosna, Vrbas and Drina.
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💧 Where the river begins
Zelenci and Savica Waterfall
The Sava begins as two rivers in Slovenia: the Sava Dolinka rises at Zelenci and the Sava Bohinjka at Savica Waterfall. They meet near Radovljica.
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Places along its route
Zelenci and Bohinj → Radovljica → Zagreb → Bosnia and Herzegovina’s northern border near Brčko and Bijeljina → Belgrade → the Danube.
🐟 A living river
Who shares the river?
These are examples from the river and its wider basin; species can differ from one stretch to another.
Fish
Carp, pike, catfish and barbel live in slower water; rare sturgeon have also been recorded in the basin.
Birds
White storks, herons, ducks and kingfishers use banks, side channels and floodplain meadows.
✨ Little discoveries
A few fun facts
The Sava links four countries before joining the Danube in Belgrade.
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Find this river in our books
- Rijekama Bosne
The book follows rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava and Danube.
- Srcem Bosne
The story of Brčko mentions the Sava and its green banks.
Sources: International Sava River Basin Commission: Sava sources · ICPDR: Sava River Basin · UNDP report on fish species in river systems
A tiny explorer challenge
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