The Crasna (

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

) or Kraszna ( Hungarian) is the name of a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

in northwestern

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

and northeastern

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

. The Crasna is a left tributary of the

Tisza The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders. The Tisza be ...

. Its source is in

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

, Romania, near the village of Crasna. It flows through the Romanian counties Sălaj and

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...

and the Hungarian county Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. It flows into the

in Vásárosnamény. Cities along the Crasna are Șimleu Silvaniei in Romania,

Nagyecsed Nagyecsed is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. The old name of the town was Ecsed but over time it has been renamed Nagyecsed, meaning "grand" or "great Ecsed" to distinguish it. T ...

and

Mátészalka Mátészalka is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is on the Kraszna River, 52 kilometers from the city of Nyiregyhaza. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 17,01 ...

in Hungary. Until the 1890s the Crasna discharged into the river

Someș The Someș (; hu, Szamos; german: Somesch or ''Samosch'') is a left tributary of the Tisza in Hungary and Romania. It has a length of (including its source river Someșul Mare), of which 50 km are in Hungary.Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007
IPCDR Its basin size is .

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Crasna, from source to mouth:

Horoatu Crasnei Horoatu Crasnei ( hu, Krasznahorvát) is a Commune in Romania, commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. Villages The commune is composed of four villages: Horoatu Crasnei, Hurez (''Bagolyfalu''), Stârciu (''Bogdánháza'') and Șerede ...

, Crasna,

Vârșolț Vârșolț ( hu, Varsolc) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Recea (''Krasznarécse''), Recea Mică (''Kisrécsepuszta'') and Vârșolț. At the 2002 census, 64.1% of inhabitants were Hungar ...

Pericei Pericei ( hu, Szilágyperecsen) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bădăcin (''Szilágybadacsony''), Pericei, Periceiu Mic (''Kisperecsentanya''), and Sici (''Somlyószécs''). Geography The ...

, Șimleu Silvaniei,

Măeriște Măeriște ( hu, Krasznahídvég; german: Bruckend) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. Geography The commune, with an area of 74.97 km2 (7,500 ha), is in the north-west part of the county, in the hydrographic basin of ...

, Sărmășag, Bobota,

Supur Supur ( hu, Alsószopor; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 4,712 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. Its administrative centre is Supuru de Jos, and the commune is composed of seven villages: Demographics Ethni ...

Acâș Acâș ( hu, Ákos, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Fürstendorf) is a rural municipality of 2,827 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Acâș, Ganaș (''Gánás''), Mihăieni (''Krasznami ...

, Craidorolț, Moftin,

Berveni Berveni ( hu, Börvely, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 3,331 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Berveni and Lucăceni (''Újkálmánd''). Demographics Ethnic groups (2002 census): *Hunga ...

(in Romania) and

and Vásárosnamény (in Hungary).

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Crasna: *Left:

Ban Ban, or BAN, may refer to: Law * Ban (law), a decree that prohibits something, sometimes a form of censorship, being denied from entering or using the place/item ** Imperial ban (''Reichsacht''), a form of outlawry in the medieval Holy Roman ...

, Marin, Mortăuța, Carastelec, Zănicel, Valea Neagră, Horea *Right: Valea Boului,

Pria PRIA is a four-letter acronym or abbreviation, and may refer to: * International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, a biennial scientific international conference *Pre-Roman Iron Age, a Northern European archaeological period ...

, Ponița, Colițca,

Zalău Zalău (, unofficial and former official name: ro, Zălau (; german: Zillenmarkt or , hu, Zilah, tr, Zile) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. In 2011, its estimated population was 56,202. History Ancient times Zalău is situated in the a ...

, Maja, Cerna, Maria, Tăul Terebești

References

External links

* Rivers of Romania Rivers of Sălaj County Rivers of Satu Mare County Rivers of Hungary International rivers of Europe {{Sălaj-river-stub