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

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. 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

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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, Stejeriș, Crăciunești,

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,

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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

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to the river Niraj (from source to mouth): *Left: Nirajul Mic, Hosu, Călugăreni, Nirajul Mic, Niaroș, Vaia, Pârâul Mare, Tirimia, Cerghid *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, Maiad

References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Mureș County {{Mureș-river-stub