Topľa ( hu, Tapoly, german: Töpl) is a river in eastern

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 s ...

and right tributary of the

Ondava The Ondava is a river in eastern Slovakia, the northern source river of the Bodrog. Its source is in the Low Beskids (Eastern Carpathian Mountains), near the village Nižná Polianka, close to the border with Poland. The Ondava flows south throug ...

. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It rises in the Čergov mountains, flows through

Ondava Highlands The Ondava is a river in eastern Slovakia, the northern source river of the Bodrog. Its source is in the Low Beskids (Eastern Carpathian Mountains), near the village Nižná Polianka, close to the border with Poland. The Ondava flows south throu ...

, Beskidian Piedmont, Eastern Slovak Hills and

Eastern Slovak Flat The East(ern) Slovak Flat (Slovak: ''Východoslovenská rovina''), also translated as Eastern Slovak Plain, is the lower, flat part of the Eastern Slovak Lowland. Important towns: Trebišov, Michalovce, Veľké Kapušany, Kráľovský Chlmec, Sob ...

and flows into the Ondava in the cadastral area of

Parchovany Parchovany ( hu, Parnó) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1320. Geography The village lies at an altitude o ...

. It flows through the towns of

Bardejov Bardejov (; hu, Bártfa, german: Bartfeld, rue, Бардеёв, uk, Бардіїв) is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region on a floodplain terrace of the Topľa River, in the hills of the Beskyd Mountains. It ...

Giraltovce Giraltovce ( hu, Girált, rue, Ґіралтівцї) is a town in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. History The town was first mentioned in 1383 as ''Giralth''. It was named after a man called Geralth who was first hereditary scultetus (a ...

, Hanušovce nad Topľou and

Vranov nad Topľou Vranov nad Topľou ( Slovak before 1927 and from 1944–1969: ''Vranov''; german: Frö(h)nel / ''Vronau an der Töpl'' (rare); hu, Varannó; rue, Воронів над Топлёв) is a city of approximately 22,500 inhabitants in eastern Sl ...

Etymology

The name come from Slavic ( Slovak) ''Teplá'': warm (river). The name was adopted by

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

and then it was adopted back (in the modified form) by

Slovaks The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak. In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ...

, probably in the 13th century.

References

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