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 in northwestern Romania and northeastern Hungary. The Crasna is a left tributary of the Tisza. Its source is in Transylvania, 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 Tisza 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. Since then, the lower course of the Crasna has been regulated and it discharges into the Tisza 3.5 km downstream of the confluence of Tisza and Someș.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, 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, 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