The Žitava ( hu, Zsitva) is a river in southern
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), 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 s ...
. It is the left tributary of the river
Nitra
Nitra (; also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of about 78,353, it is the fifth l ...
. It flows into the Nitra near
Šurany. It is long and its basin size is .
[Plán manažmentu povodňového rizika v čiastkovom povodí Váhu]
/ref> The old branch of the Žitava, ''Stará Žitava'', branches off near Dolný Ohaj and flows into the old branch of the Nitra near Martovce.[
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Etymology
The name comes from Slavic ''žito'': grain, corn. Žitava: probably "the river flowing through the grain fields".
See also
* Peace of Zsitvatorok
The Peace of Zsitvatorok (or Treaty of Sitvatorok) was a peace treaty which ended the 15-year Long Turkish War between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy on 11 November 1606. The treaty was part of a system of peace treaties which put a ...
(or Žitava)
References
Rivers of Slovakia
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