The Sutla (Croatian) or Sotla (Slovene) is a river flowing through Slovenia and Croatia, mostly forming their border. It is a tributary to the Sava, itself a tributary to the Danube. It is 89 km long and has a watershed area of 584 km2.

Overview

The Sutla flows through the following municipalities: The hydrological parameters of the Sutla are regularly monitored in Croatia at Zelenjak. The division of the Sutla/Sotla basin area between Croatia and Slovenia is inconsistent in sources; Croatian sources claim either 343 km2 or 455 km2, while Slovenian sources claim either 477 km2 or 451 km2. Kozje Park (Slovene: Kozjanski park), established in 1981 as Trebče Memorial Park (Spominski park Trebče), is located in Slovenian territory west of the Sotla. It covers 206 km2 of the landscape of the Kozje Hills (Kozjansko hribovje), including wetlands along the Sotla. It is the habitat of over 120 bird species and of about 950 higher plant species. The earliest known mention of Sutla was in 1028, as Zontla. The name is pre-Slavic in origin and comes from *Sǫtъla. The root does not have a known meaning.