Meža

The Meža (Slovene) or Mieß (German; ) is a river in the Austrian state of Carinthia and in Slovenia, a right tributary of the Drava. It is long, of which are in Slovenia. Its catchment area is , of which in Slovenia.

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River.subdivision_name2: Carinthia, AustriaCarinthia, Slovenia
River.source1_location: Mt. Olševa near Eisenkappel
River.mouth_location: Drava near Dravograd
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 9
River.name: MežaMieß
River.image: Meza-pred-izlivom-tople.JPG
River.image_caption: Upper Meža near Črna
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.subdivision_name1: Austria and Slovenia
River.subdivision_type2: Regions
River.mapframe point: none

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Image: Meza-dobrije2.jpg
Length: 43

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Commons category: Meža
discharge: 7
watershed area: 573.2

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==Name== The Meža River was attested as Mis in 1361, Mys in 1424, and Miß in 1476. The name is etymologically related to Czech Mže and the Russian river names Mzha and Mozha, derived from Slavic *mьz′a 'dripping, drizzling'.