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Sava

Also known as Sava River

The Sava is a river of south-eastern Europe, about 950 kilometres long, which rises in the Julian Alps of Slovenia and flows east through Croatia and along the Bosnian border to join the Danube at Belgrade. Its valley was a major route between Italy and the Balkans, guarded in Roman times by Siscia and Sirmium. For centuries it marked frontiers between Hungary and the Balkan states and later between the Habsburg and Ottoman empires.

Sava
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Mentioned in 11 state histories

ScordisciBreuciKingdom of the GepidsDuchy of Pannonian CroatiaGrand Principality of SerbiaKingdom of Serbia (medieval)Banate of MacsóKingdom of SlavoniaIllyrian ProvincesKingdom of IllyriaBanovina of Croatia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sava. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sava
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