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Dudváh
The Dudváh (also: ''Horný Dudváh'', ) is a lowland river in western Slovakia. Its source is located in the Čachtice Little Carpathians, and it mostly runs in parallel to the Váh river. It flows into the Váh near the village of Siladice. Its average discharge flow is 1.3 m³/s near Siladice. It is long and its basin size is . Its former lower course, the ''Dolný Dudváh'' ("lower Dudváh"), branches off close to Siladice and flows towards the south. Near the town Čierna Voda, the Dolný Dudváh flows into the river Čierna voda Čierna Voda () is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of southwest Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an elevation of 120 metres and covers an area of 12.142 km². It has a population of about 1410 ..., which in turn flows into the Little Danube. The Dolný Dudváh is long and its basin size is . References Rivers of Slovakia {{Slovakia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čierna Voda (river)
The Čierna voda is a lowland river in western Slovakia. It is 105.5 km long. Its source is in the Little Carpathians, near the town Svätý Jur. Near the town Čierna Voda, it is joined by its largest tributary: the Dudváh The Dudváh (also: ''Horný Dudváh'', ) is a lowland river in western Slovakia. Its source is located in the Čachtice Little Carpathians, and it mostly runs in parallel to the Váh river. It flows into the Váh near the village of Siladice. Its .... It discharges into the Little Danube river near the village Dolný Chotár. References Rivers of Slovakia {{Slovakia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Váh
The Váh (; , ; ; w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (''in Geographical Dictionary of Polish Kingdom and other Slavic countries'').) is the longest within . Towns on the river include Liptovský Hrádok, , Ružomberok, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Carpathians
The Little Carpathians (also: ''Lesser Carpathians'', ; ; ) are a low mountain range, about 100 km long, and part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountains are situated in Western Slovakia, covering the area from Bratislava to Nové Mesto nad Váhom, and northeastern Austria, where a very small part called Hundsheimer Berge (or Hainburger Berge) is located south of the Devín Gate. The Little Carpathians are bordered by the Záhorie, Záhorie Lowland in the west and the Danubian Lowland in the east. In 1976, the Little Carpathians were declared a protected area under the name Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area, covering . The area is rich in floral and faunal diversity and contains numerous castles, most notably the Bratislava Castle, and natural caves. Driny is the only cave open to the public. The three highest mountains are Záruby at , Vysoká (Little Carpathians), Vysoká at , and Vápenná at . Description Geomorphologically, the Little Carpathians belong t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of the present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries. From the late 6th century, parts of modern Slovakia were incorporated into the Pannonian Avars, Avar Khaghanate. In the 7th century, the Slavs played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. When the Avar Khaghanate dissolved in the 9th century, the Slavs established the Principality of Nitra before it was annexed by the Great Moravia, Principality of Moravia, which later became Great Moravia. When Great Moravia fell in the 10th century, the territory was integrated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čachtice
Čachtice (, ) is a village in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in western Slovakia with a population of 4,010 (as of 2014). The village is situated between the Danubian Lowland and the Little Carpathians. It is best known for the ruins of the nearby Čachtice Castle, home of Erzsébet Báthory. The castle stands on a hill featuring rare plants, and the area was declared a national nature reserve (''Čachtický hradný vrch'') for this reason. History Prehistoric settlements from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hallstatt period, La Tène period, Roman Empire, Roman periods and the early Slavic people, Slavic period have been found here. The first written reference to the village dates from 1263. Čachtice has received the status of a town in 1392, but it was later degraded back to a village. In 1847 the parsonage was the meeting place of the first Slovak national and cultural society Tatrín, at which the definitive decision to use the central Slovak dialects as the basis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siladice
Siladice () is a village and municipality in Hlohovec District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of and covers an area of . It has a population of about 620 people. External links *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Hlohovec District {{Trnava-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čierna Voda
Čierna Voda () is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of southwest Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an elevation of 120 metres and covers an area of 12.142 km². It has a population of about 1410 people. History In the 9th century, the territory of Čierna Voda became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1217. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Čierna Voda once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are avai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Danube
The Little Danube (, , ) is a branch of the river Danube in Slovakia. It splits from the main river in Bratislava, and flows more or less parallel to the Danube until it flows into the river Váh in Kolárovo. It is long and its basin size is .Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Váhu p. 72 The part of the Váh between Kolárovo and its confluence with the Danube in is also called ''Váh Danube'' (Slovak: ''Vážsky Dunaj'', Hungarian: ''Vág-Duna''). The between the Danube, the Little Danube and the Váh Danube rivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
