Bednja is a river in northern Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

, a right tributary of Drava

Drava

Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...

. It is 133 kilometres (82.6 mi) long and its basin covers an area of 966 square kilometres (373 sq mi).

Bednja rises in the mountainous forested areas near Macelj

Macelj

Macelj is the name of a village and a forest in northern Croatia bordering on Slovenia. There is an official border crossing in Macelj, and the end of the A2 highway.-Macelj in 1945:...

 in northern Croatia, west of Trakošćan

Trakošcan

Trakošćan is a castle located in northern Croatia that dates back to the 13th century ....

, where it also forms a 0.2 km² (0.077220431718507 sq mi) lake at 255 m.a.s.l.
It flows towards the southeast until turning east near Bednja

Bednja

Bednja is a village and municipality in Croatia in the Varaždin county , and also a river in northern Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 4,765 inhabitants, the majority of Croat descent....

, meandering south at Novi Marof

Novi Marof

Novi Marof is a town in north-western Croatia, located south of Varaždin and east of Ivanec, in the Varaždin county.The population of the municipality is 13,238 , distributed in the following settlements:* Bela, population 62...

, returning to its eastward course shortly thereafter, and then turning northeast toward Ludbreg

Ludbreg

Ludbreg is a town in Croatia, located halfway between Varaždin and Koprivnica near the river Drava. It has 3,594 inhabitants, and a total of 8,458 in the entire municipality .-History:...

. It flows into the river Drava

Drava

Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...

 north of Mali Bukovec

Mali Bukovec

Mali Bukovec is a village and municipality in Croatia in the Varaždin county. According to the 2001 census, there are 2,507 inhabitants, absolute majority which are Croats....

, at 46.303333°N 16.756389°E.