Debla River
river in Romania
The Debla is a small river in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains of Bihor County, Romania. It disappears into the Gălășeni Cave near the village Gălășeni and continues its flow underground through the cave. It emerges in the Groapa Moțului Cave, near the village of Josani. It flows into the lower reach of the river Dobrinești.
“Debla River” enters the record as river in Romania. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Debla, River and river can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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