The Dudváh (also: ''Horný Dudváh'', ) is a lowland river in western
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 m ...
. Its source is located in the
ÄŒachtice
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 nea ...
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 n ...
, and it mostly runs in parallel to the
Váh
The Váh (; , ; ; Wag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (''in Geograph ...
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
ÄŒierna Voda
ÄŒierna 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 ...
, the Dolný Dudváh flows into the river
ÄŒierna voda
ÄŒierna 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.
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References
Rivers of Slovakia
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