The Niraj ( hu, Nyárád; german: Niersch) is a river in the
Gurghiu Mountains
300px, Carpathian Mountains in Romania. The Gurghiu Mountains are to the north of the center of this image.
The Gurghiu Mountains (Romanian: Munții Gurghiu, Hungarian: Görgény) are a range in the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Eastern Car ...
,
Mureș County
Mureș County (, ro, Județul Mures, hu, Maros megye) is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative ...
, northern
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 ...
. Its name originates from the Hungarian word ''nyár'', meaning "
poplar". It is a left
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the river
Mureș. It starts at the confluence of
headwater
The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source.
Definition
The ...
s
Nirajul Mare and
Nirajul Mic. It flows through the villages
Câmpu Cetății,
Eremitu
Eremitu ( hu, Nyárádremete, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of five villages:
*Călugăreni / Mikháza
*Câmpu Cetății / Vármező
*Dămieni / Deményháza
*Eremitu/Nyárádremete
*M ...
,
Mătrici,
Călugăreni,
Dămieni
Eremitu ( hu, Nyárádremete, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of five villages:
*Călugăreni / Mikháza
*Câmpu Cetății / Vármező
*Dămieni / Deményháza
*Eremitu/Nyárádremete
*M ...
,
Grâușorul,
Vărgata
Vărgata ( hu, Csíkfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of five villages:
*Grâușorul / Búzaháza
*Mitrești / Nyárádszentmárton
*Vadu / Vadad
*Valea / Jobbágyfalva
*Vărgata
His ...
,
Miercurea Nirajului
Miercurea Nirajului ( hu, Nyárádszereda ) is a town in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
The following seven villages are administered by the town:
* Beu / Székelybő
* Dum ...
,
Dumitreștii
Miercurea Nirajului ( hu, Nyárádszereda ) is a town in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
The following seven villages are administered by the town:
* Beu / Székelybő
* Dum ...
,
Gălești,
Bolintineni,
Păsăreni
Păsăreni (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of three villages:
*Bolintineni / Nyárádbálintfalva
*Gălățeni / Szentgerice
*Păsăreni
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, it h ...
,
Murgești
Murgești is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, 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 Bulga ...
,
Acățari
Acățari ( hu, Ákosfalva, ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of nine villages:
*Acățari / Ákosfalva
*Corbești / Székelycsóka
*Găiești / Göcs
*Gruișor / Kisgörgény
*Murgești / Nyárádszentbenedek
*Roten ...
,
Stejeriș,
Crăciunești
Crăciunești ( Hungarian: ''Nyárádkarácson''; Hungarian pronunciation: ; yi, קרעטשניף, ''Kretshnif'') is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Budiu Mic (''Hagymásbodon''), Ciba (''Csiba ...
,
Ilieni
Ilieni ( hu, Illyefalva ; german: Ilgendorf) is a commune located in Covasna County, south-eastern Transylvania, Romania, 7 km south of the county seat Sfântu Gheorghe.
The commune is composed of three villages:
*Dobolii de Jos / Aldoboly ...
,
Gheorghe Doja,
Leordeni
Leordeni is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary ...
and joins the Mureș in
Vidrasău, near the town
Ungheni
Ungheni () is a municipality in Moldova. With a population of 35,157, it is the seventh largest town in Moldova and the seat of Ungheni District.
There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border t ...
.
Niraj (jud. Mures)
e-calauza.ro Its length is (including its source river Nirajul Mare) and its basin size is .
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...
to the river Niraj (from source to mouth):
*Left: Nirajul Mic, Hosu, Călugăreni, Nirajul Mic, Niaroș, Vaia, Pârâul Mare, Tirimia, Cerghid
The Cerghid ( hu, italic=yes, Cserked, Cserked-patak) is a left tributary of the river Niraj in Transylvania, Romania. It joins the Niraj near Ungheni
Ungheni () is a municipality in Moldova. With a population of 35,157, it is the seventh ...
*Right: Nirajul Mare, Diceal, Ciadou, Hodoșa
Hodoșa ( hu, Székelyhodos or colloquially ''Hodos'', Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages:
*Hodoșa
*Ihod / Ehed
*Isla / Iszló
*Sâmbriaș / Jobbágytelke
It formed part of ...
, Vărgata, Valea spre Șardu
The Valea spre Șardu is a right tributary of the river Niraj in Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It ...
, Maiad
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Mureș County
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