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Bistrica (Livanjsko Polje)

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Bistrica (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic) is sinking river near Livno in Western Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, though highly regulated for hydropower and irrigation since mid-20th century. The Bistrica springs out of large karstic source called Vrelo Duman, which is situated within the cave in Duman neighborhood, in the heart of Old Town of Livno, also called as Bistrički Grad (English: Bistrički Town, Bistrički is possessive form made from the river name - Bistrica).

Flows through: Bosnia and Herzegovina.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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