Vuka is a river in eastern Croatia, a right tributary of the Danube river. At , it is the 13th-longest river flowing through Croatia and it has a drainage area of .
The river is located in the region of Slavonia. It rises in the Krndija hills in the Osijek-Baranja County and flows eastwards through lowlands into the Vukovar-Srijem County. It empties into the Danube at the town of Vukovar, which is named for the river.
The ancient name of Pannonian Illyrians for Vuka was Volcos.
Settlements along the river basin Borovik Podgorje Bračevačko Razbojište Budimci (2 km away) Krndija (1 km away) Jurjevac Punitovački Beketinci Hrastovac Vuka Dopsin (1 km away) Hrastin Hudeston (Named after Huđï) Petrova Slatina (0,5 km away) Paulin Dvor (0,8 km away) Ernestinovo (1,5 km away) Ada Laslovo Podrinje Palača (1 km away) Markušica Gaboš Antin (2 km away) Mlaka Antinska Ostrovo (2 km away) Tordinci Pačetin (2 km awayMarković, M. (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Naklada Jesenski i Turk. Zagreb.) Nuštar (2 km away) Marinci Bršadin Bogdanovci Vukovar
See also
Volcae Vučedol culture Bobota Canal
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