Crișul Alb
River in Hungary and Romania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Crișul Alb (Romanian), (Hungarian: Fehér-Körös) is a river in western Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, and in south-eastern Hungary (Békés County).
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Crișul Alb Fehér-Körös | |
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Location | |
Countries | Romania and Hungary |
Counties | Romania: Hunedoara and Arad Hungary: Békés |
Towns | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Apuseni Mountains |
Mouth | Körös |
• location | near Gyula |
• coordinates | 46°42′1″N 21°16′9″E |
Length | 236 km (147 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Körös→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Cigher |
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Its source is in the southern Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Munții Apuseni) of Romania. It flows through the towns of Brad, Ineu, Chișineu-Criș in Romania, and Gyula in Hungary. Crossing the border of Hungary, the river, now called Fehér-Körös, joins the Fekete-Körös (Crișul Negru) a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the river Körös (Criș)[1] which ultimately flows into the Danube. In Romania, its length is 234 km (145 mi) and its basin size is 4,240 km2 (1,640 sq mi).[2]