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have always functioned as a principal trade route between the
Croatian coast and hinterland. Strategically, it has been pivotal to the development, not only of the Balkans, but also of significant parts of Europe. The earliest evidence for agricultural activity is from the Early
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Smith D, Gaffney V, Grossman D, Howard AJ, Milošević A, Ostir K, Podobnikar T, Smith W, Tetlow E, Tingle M, Tinsley H (2006). "Assessing the later prehistoric environmental archaeology and landscape development of the Cetina Valley, Croatia".
200:. It has a length of 101 km (63 mi) and its basin covers an area of 1,463 km (565 sq mi). From its source, Cetina descends from an elevation of 385 metres (1,263 ft) above sea level to the
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Today canyon of the river Cetina is very popular among tourists looking for adventure activities like rafting, canyoning, zip-line, rock climbing, kayaking and other outdoor activities.
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The total drainage area of the catchment is around 12,000 km, and the annual discharge is around 105 ms as a consequence of a mean annual rainfall of 1380 mm.
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eventually emerged as a centre of Slavic power and ultimately established itself as a heartland of the Early
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Apart from its visible basin, the Cetina also receives a lot of water from the west
Bosnian karst field via underground routes. Its lower course begins from the
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evidence suggests that the Cetina Valley and perhaps the river itself became a frontier between Slavic and Late Roman power. The area around
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The latter portion of Cetina and its relatively large drop in elevation was used to build several substantial
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during the early 16th century. After this it retained a frontier role between
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are recorded on the lower valley slopes at several locations around Cetina,
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Cetina has its source in the northwestern slopes of
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316:age also crop out in the catchment and include
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452:The Cetina Valley and the narrow passage at
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204:. It is the most water-rich river in
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174:1,463 km (565 sq mi)
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582:Croatian Bureau of Statistics
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69:Physical characteristics
694:Mrla, Domagoj (2019-09-25).
224:near a small village called
40:Cetina flows through rocky,
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288:Bounded to the east by the
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87: • location
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1214:Large waterfall (Plitvice)
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166:101 km (63 mi)
440:History and archaeology
18:Cetina (disambiguation)
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248:, through the city of
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212:Geography and geology
1243:Sava-Odra-Sava Canal
1144:Valleys, estuaries,
16:For other uses, see
1316:St. Anthony Channel
599:on 13 November 2018
304:age, predominantly
147:43.4398°N 16.6864°E
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620:Naklada Naprijed,
543:Republic of Venice
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332:separated by high
1342:Rivers of Croatia
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1236:Danube-Sava Canal
1146:canyons, wetlands
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1301:Hvar Channel
1296:Brač Channel
1266:Bay of Bakar
1261:Kvarner Gulf
1253:Adriatic Sea
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1209:Štrbački buk
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402:karst spring
290:Dinaric Alps
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202:Adriatic Sea
196:in southern
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1153:Kopački Rit
406:Peruća Lake
308:. Rocks of
238:Peruća Lake
150: /
1336:Categories
1321:Zavratnica
1238:(proposed)
1204:Roški slap
1187:Waterfalls
989:Boljunčica
823:Glogovnica
778:Bjelovacka
552:References
485:rivers at
463:Bronze Age
424:Šestanovac
302:Cretaceous
298:calcareous
185:pronounced
171:Basin size
138:16°41′11″E
135:43°26′23″N
1173:Paklenica
1120:Trakošćan
923:Slunjčica
590:1333-3305
528:toponymic
498:legionary
459:Neolithic
318:dolomitic
306:limestone
300:rocks of
1125:Varaždin
1115:Prokljan
1110:Plitvice
1090:Krušćica
1004:Dragonja
908:Plitvica
883:Mrežnica
838:Karašica
833:Karašica
681:58925017
526:period,
524:medieval
505:Tilurium
501:fortress
494:Delmatae
314:Jurassic
310:Triassic
269:Zadvarje
222:Milasevo
206:Dalmatia
54:Location
44:terrain.
1085:Dubrava
1049:Zrmanja
1044:Rječina
1029:Neretva
913:Račačka
898:Orljava
863:Kupčina
848:Krapina
740:Croatia
479:Bajagić
294:Svilaja
198:Croatia
192:) is a
63:Croatia
59:Country
1223:Canals
1105:Peruća
1080:Baćina
999:Čikola
994:Cetina
984:Bijela
968:Zelina
948:Trnava
933:Studva
928:Spačva
873:Londža
843:Korana
803:Danube
773:Bijela
763:Bednja
748:Rivers
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603:23 May
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517:Salona
509:Gardun
475:Vrlika
420:Canyon
334:ridges
330:basins
322:flysch
280:Cetina
230:Vrlika
226:Cetina
218:Dinara
181:Cetina
163:Length
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92:Dinara
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78:Source
29:Cetina
1100:Ormož
1095:Lokve
1072:Lakes
1034:Ombla
1024:Mirna
1014:Jadro
1009:Gacka
943:Sutla
938:Sunja
903:Pakra
878:Lonja
828:Ilova
818:Glina
813:Drava
808:Dobra
798:Črnec
793:Črnec
788:Česma
783:Bosut
677:S2CID
597:(PDF)
578:(PDF)
513:Trilj
487:Trilj
422:near
416:Trilj
326:karst
254:Mosor
194:river
103:Mouth
42:karst
1357:Omiš
1039:Raša
1019:Krka
963:Vuka
918:Sava
893:Odra
888:Mura
868:Lika
858:Kupa
853:Krka
626:ISBN
605:2018
586:ISSN
532:Sinj
483:Ruda
477:and
465:the
454:Klis
428:Omiš
312:and
258:Omiš
250:Sinj
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953:Una
768:Biđ
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242:dam
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