The Cerna (also: ''Cerna Hunedoreană'' or ''Cerna Ardeleană'', hu, Cserna-patak) is a left
tributary
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of the river
Mureș in
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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. Its name both in Romanian and Hungarian languages originates from a Slav language, meaning ''"black (water)"''. Its source is in the
Poiana Ruscă Mountains
The Poiana Ruscă Mountains (part of the Western Carpathians) are a Carpathian mountain range in western Romania. The mountains are situated roughly south of the Mureș River, northeast of the Timiș River, and west of the Strei River. The Bega R ...
. It flows through the town
Hunedoara
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and the villages
Gura Bordului,
Lunca Cernii de Sus,
Lunca Cernii de Jos
Lunca Cernii de Jos ( hu, Alsónyiresfalva, german: Birkendorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Ciumița (''Csumicapuszta''), Fântâna (''Vádtelep''), Gura Bordului, Lunca Cernii de Jos, ...
,
Hășdău,
Dăbâca
Dăbâca ( hu, Doboka; german: Dobeschdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Dăbâca, Luna de Jos (''Kendilóna''), and Pâglișa (''Poklostelke'').
Geography
The commune lies on the banks of ...
,
Toplița
Toplița (; hu, Maroshévíz, ) is a municipality in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania.
The settlement has had multiple name changes: ''Taplócza'', ''Toplicza'', ''Gyergyó-Toplicza'', from February 3, 1861 ''Oláh-Toplicza'', or "Romani ...
,
Cinciș-Cerna,
Teliucu Superior,
Teliucu Inferior
Teliucu Inferior ( hu, Alsótelek, german: Untertelek) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cinciș-Cerna (''Csolnakoscserna''), Izvoarele (''Lindzsina''), Teliucu Inferior and Teliucu Superior ( ...
,
Peștișu Mare and
Sântandrei
Sântandrei ( hu, Biharszentandrás) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania
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. It discharges into the Mureș in
Sântuhalm near
Deva
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.
Cerna hunedoreana (jud. Hunedoara)
e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is .
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Cerna (from source to mouth):
*Left: Bordul, Ireanc, Sălicea, Bunila
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, Vălărița, Govăjdia
The Govăjdia (also: ''Runc'') is a left tributary of the river Cerna in Romania
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, Zlaști, Peștiș, Cristur, Valea Ursului
*Right: Cernușorița, Negoi, Hășdău, Lingina, Valea Boții
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Hunedoara County
Hunedoara
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