The Ipeľ (
Slovak; ) or Ipoly (
Hungarian) (
German
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**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ge ...
: ''Eipel'', archaic Slovak: ''Jupoľ'',
Latin
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: ''Bolia''
) is a long
river
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in
Slovakia
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and
Hungary
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, a tributary of the
Danube
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River. Its source is in central Slovakia in the
Slovak Ore Mountains. It flows south to the Hungarian border, and then southwest, west, and again south along the border until it flows into the Danube near
Szob.
The Ipeľ flows through or creates the border of the
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica ...
and
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 ...
regions in Slovakia, and
Nógrád
Nógrád ( sk, Novohrad; german: Neuburg) is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary
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and
Pest counties in Hungary.
Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated on the river, in downstream order:
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Poltár (SK)
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Kalinovo (SK)
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Boľkovce (SK)
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Ipolytarnóc (HU)
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Litke (HU)
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Nógrádszakál (HU)
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Szécsény
Szécsény is a town in Nógrád county, Hungary.
Etymology
The name comes from the Slavic ''sečь'': cutting (''Sečany''). 1219/1550 ''Scecen''.
History
The valley of the Ipoly and especially the area of that around Szécsény was inhabited ...
(HU)
*
Balassagyarmat
Balassagyarmat (Hungarian: ; formerly ''Balassa-Gyarmath''; german: Jahrmarkt; sk, Balážske Ďarmoty or ) is a town in northern Hungary. It was the seat of the Nógrád comitatus. Balassagyarmat is the capital city of Palóc country as the pro ...
(HU)
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Ipolyvece (HU)
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Ipeľské Predmostie (SK)
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Šahy
Šahy ( hu, Ipolyság, rarely german: Eipelschlag) is a town in southern Slovakia, The town has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population is 7,238 people (2018), with an average age of 42.5.
Geography
It is located at the eastern reaches o ...
(SK)
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Vámosmikola (HU)
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Pastovce (SK)
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Ipolytölgyes (HU)
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Salka
Salka ( hu, Ipolyszalka) is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1156.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude ...
(SK)
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Letkés (HU)
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Ipolydamásd (HU)
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Szob (HU)
See also
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Ipoly (Ipeľ) Bridges
Notes and references
Rivers of Slovakia
Rivers of Hungary
Tributaries of the Danube
International rivers of Europe
Hungary–Slovakia border
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