Una River

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A waterfall on Una - Kastelski Buk
A waterfall on Una - Kastelski Buk

Una is a river in the western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina; in its lower course it borders Croatia. Una is a right tributary of the Sava river. Its river basin has an area of is 10,400 km² and it is inhabited by around a million people.

Una springs from the northeastern slopes of the Stražbenica mountain, and flows through: Martinbrod, Kulen Vakuf, Ripac, Bihać, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanska Otoka, Novi Grad (Bosanski Novi), Kostajnica (Srpska(Bosanska) and Hrvatska), Kozarska Dubica ((Bosanska Dubica)). It flows into the Sava River near Jasenovac in Croatia. The main tributaries are the Unac, Sana, Klokot and Krušnica rivers.

Over 170 types of medicinal herbs grow by the Una River; a rare plant called Campanula unensis, the Una blue-bell, was named after the Una river's bright blue colors. 28 kinds of fish live in this river and the biggest of which is the huchen.

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