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256:Progression
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1227:Iška Gorge
1222:Hell Gorge
1068:Lake Kreda
1008:Waterfalls
689:Gradaščica
516:References
503:Mrtva reka
446:Otiški Vrh
435:Otiški Vrh
293:pronounced
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1093:Wild Lake
1078:Lake Ptuj
1048:Lake Bled
999:Tunjščica
974:Logaščica
964:Glinščica
959:Dobličica
939:Big Božna
724:Koritnica
478:Carinthia
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314:Carinthia
312:state of
268:Black Sea
210:15°1′20″E
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76:Carinthia
73:, Austria
71:Carinthia
53:Countries
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884:Temenica
879:Ščavnica
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789:Nevljica
774:Mislinja
674:Dravinja
664:Dragonja
659:Čabranka
633:Slovenia
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408:Prevalje
386:west of
384:Koprivna
318:Slovenia
310:Austrian
61:Slovenia
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824:Radulja
804:Pesnica
759:Ložnica
744:Lahinja
699:Idrijca
694:Hudinja
483:Koroška
461:Mießtal
404:Poljana
378:in the
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67:Regions
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376:Olševa
370:Course
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