Vipava | |||||
Source1 Location: | Vipava (in Slovenia) | ||||
Mouth Location: | The Soča (in Italy) | ||||
Subdivision Type1: | Country | ||||
Length: | 49km (30miles) | ||||
Source1 Elevation: | 110m (360feet) | ||||
Mouth Elevation: | 35m (115feet) | ||||
Discharge1 Avg: | 17.31m2[1] | ||||
Basin Size: | 760km2 | ||||
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The Vipava (it|Vipacco; de|Wipbach or German: Wippach) is a river that flows through western Slovenia and north-eastern Italy. The river is in length, of which 45 km in Slovenia. After entering Italy it joins the Isonzo/Soča in the Municipality of Savogna d'Isonzo. This is a rare river with a delta source, formed by nine main springs.[2] The Battle of the Frigidus was fought near the river, which was named Frigidus ('cold') by the Romans. It has a pluvial-nival regime in its upper course and a pluvial regime in its lower course.[3]