Hornád
River in Slovakia and Hungary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
River in Slovakia and Hungary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hornád (Slovak, pronounced [ˈɦɔrnaːt]) or Hernád (Hungarian, pronounced [ˈhɛrnaːd]) is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary.
Hornád Hernád | |
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Location | |
Countries | Slovakia and Hungary |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Kráľova hoľa hill |
Mouth | |
• location | Sajó |
• coordinates | 47.9903°N 20.9296°E |
Length | 286 km (178 mi) |
Basin size | 5,436 km2 (2,099 sq mi) 5,413.5 km2 (2,090.2 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Confluence of Sajó |
• average | 32.16 m3/s (1,136 cu ft/s) 38.555 m3/s (1,361.6 cu ft/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Sajó→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Hnilec |
It is a tributary to the river Slaná (Sajo). The source of the Hornád is the eastern slopes of Kráľova hoľa hill, south of Šuňava.[3]
The river is 286 km long, with 178 km located in Slovakia, and the remaining 108 km in Hungary.[4]
Cities along its course are Spišská Nová Ves and Košice, both in Slovakia. It flows into the river Sajó (Slovak Slaná) southeast of Miskolc.[3]
Along the river are a series of six separate limestone rocky cliffs and steep slopes, which collectively make up the Site of Community Importance 'Hornádske vápence'.[5]
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