The Hornád (Slovak, pronounced [ˈɦɔrnaːt]) or Hernád (Hungarian, pronounced [ˈhɛrnaːd]) is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary.
| Hornád Hernád | |
|---|---|
 The gorge of Hornád river in Slovak Paradise | |
  Current and watershed of the Hornád River in Slovakia and Hungary | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Slovakia and Hungary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kráľova hoľa hill |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sajó |
• coordinates | 47°59′25″N 20°55′47″E / 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 |
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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
edit- ^ "Rivers Network". 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Rivers Network". 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ a b "The Hornád River". splavujeme.sk. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vadel, Ľuboš. "Phytosociological Assessment Of Site Of Community Importance Hornádske Vápence" (PDF). conferences.ukf.sk. Retrieved 2 September 2015.