What is "savinja"

The Savinja is a river in northeast Slovenia which flows mostly in the Upper and Lower Savinja Valley and through the cities of Celje and Laško. The Savinja is the main river of the Savinja Alps (Sln. Savinjske Alpe). It flows into Sava River at the town of Zidani Most. It has often flooded, such as in the 1960s, 1990, and 1995. The Savinja has a length of .

Savinja is a district ( Slovene mestna četrt) of the City Municipality of Celje and a neighborhood of the city of Celje in Slovenia. It is named after the Savinja River.