This is a list of the major rivers that flow through
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), 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 ...
and their lengths.
Alphabetic list (selection)
Ordered by rivers and their tributaries (selection)
''ordered against the direction of the river flow; H stands for
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...
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Danube/Dunaj
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Tisa
The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders.
The Tisza be ...
(mouth at
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...
, Serbia)
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Slaná (at
Tiszagyulaháza, H)
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Hornád (at
Ónod, H)
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Torysa (at
Nižná Hutka)
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Hnilec (at
Margecany)
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Bodva
The Bodva (, , german: Bodwa) is a 110-km long river in Slovakia and Hungary. Its source is in the Slovak Ore Mountains. The river crosses the border with Hungary near Turňa nad Bodvou, and it flows into the river Sajó in Boldva, north of Mi ...
(at
Boldva, H)
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Turňa (near
Turňa nad Bodvou)
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Ida (near Turňa nad Bodvou)
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Rimava (at
Vlkyňa)
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Turiec (near
Tornaľa)
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Muráň
Muráň (earlier ''Podmuráň'', german: Untermuran, hu, Murányalja) is a village and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
Geography
The village is located around 9 km north of Revúca, in the Murá ...
(at
Bretka)
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Bodrog* (at
Tokaj
Tokaj () is a historical town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 54 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. It is the centre of the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district where Tokaji wine is produced.
History
The wine-growing are ...
, H)
the Bodrog arises through the confluence of the rivers Ondava and Latorica****
Roňava (at
Sátoraljaújhely, H)
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Ondava* (at
Zemplín (village))
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Topľa (at
Tušice)
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Latorica* (at Zemplín)
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Laborec (at
Zatín
Zatín ( hu, Zétény) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked c ...
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Uzh/Uh (at
Drahňov)
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Cirocha
Cirocha ( hu, Ciróka; ukr, Ціроха) is a right tributary of the river Laborec in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. It is long and its drainage basin size is . (at
Humenné
Humenné (; hu, Homonna; ukr, Гуменне) is a town in the Prešov Region ("kraj") in eastern Slovakia and the second largest town of the historic Zemplín region. It lies at the volcanic Vihorlat mountains and at the confluence of the ...
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Ipeľ (at
Szob, H)
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Štiavnica (at
Hrkovce)
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Krupinica (at
Šahy)
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Krtíš
Krtíš is a river in southern central Slovakia. It flows through Zvolen and Veľký Krtíš districts, through the towns of Modrý Kameň and Veľký Krtíš. It enters the Ipeľ
The Ipeľ ( Slovak; ) or Ipoly ( Hungarian) ( German: ''Eipe ...
(at
Slovenské Ďarmoty)
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Tisovník (at
Muľa)
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Hron (at
Kamenica nad Hronom)
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Slatina (at
Zvolen
Zvolen (; hu, Zólyom; german: Altsohl) is a town in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers, close to Banská Bystrica. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the West ...
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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 ...
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Váh
The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów ...
(at
Komárno)
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Nitra (at
Komárno)
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Žitava (at
Martovce)
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Radosinka (at
Lužianky)
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Bebrava
The Bebrava is a river in western Slovakia. It rises in the Strážovské vrchy mountains near the village of Čierna Lehota, flowing at first south-west, turning after some 10 km into south, flowing through Bánovce nad Bebravou, finally p ...
(at
Práznovce)
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Little Danube/Malý Dunaj (at
Kolárovo
Kolárovo (before 1948: ''Guta''; hu, Gúta or earlier ''Gutta'') is a town in the south of Slovakia near the town of Komárno. It is an agricultural center with 11,000 inhabitants.
Basic information
The town of Kolárovo is located in the Po ...
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Čierna Voda
Čierna Voda ( hu, Feketenyék) 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 populati ...
(at ''Veľký Ostrov'' near Komárno)
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Dudváh
The Dudváh (also: ''Horný Dudváh'', hu, Dudvág) is a lowland river in western Slovakia. Its source is located in the Čachtice Little Carpathians, and it mostly runs in parallel to the Váh
The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, Wag< ...
(at
Čierna Voda
Čierna Voda ( hu, Feketenyék) 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 populati ...
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Dudváh
The Dudváh (also: ''Horný Dudváh'', hu, Dudvág) is a lowland river in western Slovakia. Its source is located in the Čachtice Little Carpathians, and it mostly runs in parallel to the Váh
The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, Wag< ...
(at
Siladice)
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Kysuca
The Kysuca ( hu, Kiszuca) is a river in northern Slovakia. It is a right tributary to the Váh. The river gives name to the informal Kysuce region. It is long and its basin size is .
Its source is near the village of Makov. At first, the river ...
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Žilina
Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of S ...
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Krásno nad Kysucou
Krásno nad Kysucou ( hu, Karásznó) is a town in the Čadca District, Žilina Region, north-western Slovakia. Krásno nad Kysucou is the youngest town in Slovakia (it gained the statute of town on the 1. September 2001). It is an industrial town ...
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Rajčanka
Rajčanka or Rajčianka ( hu, Rajcsánka) is a river in northern Slovakia springing in Strážovské vrchy near Čičmany and pouring into Váh in Žilina. It is long and its basin size is .
It forms the border of Lúčanská Malá Fatra Mount ...
(at Žilina)
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Turiec (at
Martin Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austr ...
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Orava (at
Kraľovany)
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Revúca
Revúca (; formerly ''Veľká Revúca'' in Slovak; german: Groß-Rauschenbach; hu, Nagyrőce) is a town in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Revúca is the seat of Revúca District.
Etymology
The name is of Slovak origin and was initially th ...
(at
Ružomberok)
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Belá (at
Liptovský Hrádok)
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Čierny Váh (at
Kráľova Lehota
Kráľova Lehota ( hu, Királylehota) is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1361.
Geography
The municipality ...
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Biely Váh (at Kráľova Lehota)
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Morava (in
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% of ...
(city part
Devín))
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Myjava
Myjava (; historically also Miava, german: Miawa, hu, Miava) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.
Geography
It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and nearby the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flo ...
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Kúty
Kúty, (german: Kutti; hu, Jókút) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1392 under the name Kuth. And in 1498 as Kwhty. Kút is equal to Corner ...
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Chvojnica (near
Holíč)
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Dunajec
The Dunajec (); Goral dialects: ''Dónajec'') is a river running through northeastern Slovakia and southern Poland. It is also regarded as the main river of the Goral Lands. It is a right tributary of the Vistula River. It begins in Nowy Targ at t ...
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Poprad (at
Nowy Sącz
Nowy Sącz (; hu, Újszandec; yi, Tzanz, צאַנז; sk, Nový Sonč; german: Neu-Sandez) is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. It has ...
, Poland)
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Rivers and lakes
References
{{List of rivers of Europe
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), 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 ...
Rivers
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...