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Hornád

Coordinates: 47°59′25″N 20°55′47″E / 47.9903°N 20.9296°E / 47.9903; 20.9296
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Hornád
Hernád
The gorge of Hornád river in Slovak Paradise
Current and watershed of the Hornád River in Slovakia and Hungary
Location
CountriesSlovakia and Hungary
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKráľova hoľa hill
Mouth 
 • location
Sajó
 • coordinates
47°59′25″N 20°55′47″E / 47.9903°N 20.9296°E / 47.9903; 20.9296
Length286 km (178 mi)
Basin size5,436 km2 (2,099 sq mi) 5,413.5 km2 (2,090.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationConfluence of Sajó
 • average32.16 m3/s (1,136 cu ft/s) 38.555 m3/s (1,361.6 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionSajóTiszaDanubeBlack Sea
Tributaries 
 • rightHnilec
Map

The Hornád (Slovak, pronounced [ˈɦɔrnaːt]) or Hernád (Hungarian, pronounced [ˈhɛrnaːd]) is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary.

The Hernád river at Gibárt, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Rivers Network". 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. ^ "Rivers Network". 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  3. ^ a b "The Hornád River". splavujeme.sk. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ^ Slovak Environmental Agency. "1 Introduction". Pilot Project PiP1: Hornád/Hernád, Integrated Revitalisation of the Hornád/Hernád River Valley. TICAD. p. 5. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. ^ Vadel, Ľuboš. "Phytosociological Assessment Of Site Of Community Importance Hornádske Vápence" (PDF). conferences.ukf.sk. Retrieved 2 September 2015.