The Târnava Mică ("Small Târnava"; hu, Kis-Küküllő; german: Kleine Kokel) is a river in

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 to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

. Its total length is , and its drainage basin area is . Its source is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, in

Harghita County Harghita (, hu, Hargita megye, ) is a county ( județ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc. Demographics 2002 census In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a populatio ...

. It flows to the west through the Romanian counties Harghita, Mureș, and Alba, more or less parallel to and north from the Târnava Mare. The cities of

Sovata Sovata (; hu, Szováta; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a town in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. Three villages are administered by the town: Căpeți (''Kopac''), Ilieși (''Illyésmező''), and Săcădat (''Szakadát''). In 2004, the vill ...

and Târnăveni lie on the Târnava Mică. It joins the Târnava Mare in

Blaj Blaj (; archaically spelled as ''Blaș''; hu, Balázsfalva; german: Blasendorf; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Blußendref'') is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 20,630 inhabitants. The landmark of the city is the ...

, forming the Târnava.Tarnava Mica (jud. Alba)
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Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Târnava Mică, from source to mouth: Praid,

, Sărățeni, Chibed, Ghindari,

Sângeorgiu de Pădure Sângeorgiu de Pădure (English (lit.): Saint George on the Heath, hu, Erdőszentgyörgy ; german: Sankt Georgen auf der Heide) is a town in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. Bezid (''Bözöd''), Bezidu Nou (''Bözödújfalu''), and Loțu ...

, Fântânele, Bălăușeri, Coroisânmărtin,

Suplac Suplac ( hu, Külüllőszéplak; Hungarian pronunciation: , meaning "nice place on the river Küküllő") is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania which is composed of five villages: *Idrifaia / Héderfája *Laslău Mare / Oláhszen ...

Mica Micas ( ) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into extremely thin elastic plates. This characteristic is described as perfect basal cleavage. Mica is ...

, Gănești, Târnăveni, Adămuș, Crăiești,

Cetatea de Baltă Cetatea de Baltă ( hu, Küküllővár; german: Kokelburg) is a commune in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The commune is composed of four villages: Cetatea de Baltă, Crăciunelu de Sus (''Christendorf''; ''Felsőkarácsonyfalva''), Sântăm� ...

, Jidvei, Șona, Sâncel,

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Târnava Mică (from source to mouth): Left: Praid,

Corund Corund ( hu, Korond, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, in the "Salt Region" (''Ținutul Sării'' or ''Sóvidék''). Corund i ...

, Solocma, Ceia, Cușmed, Șenie, Roua,

Vețca Vețca ( hu, Székelyvécke or colloquially ''Vécke'', Hungarian pronunciation:) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of three villages: *Jacodu / Magyarzsákod *Sălașuri / Székelyszállás *Vețca History Ve ...

, Ciortoș,

Nadeș Nadeș ( hu, Szásznádas, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Nadesch) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe ...

, Agrișteu, Domald, Seleuș, Sântioana, Cund, Botoș, Hărănglab, Băgaciu, Sărata, Saroș, Adămuș, Balta, Spinoasa, Graben, Ror, Valea Mare Right: Creanga Mare, Iuhod,

, Becheci, Ghegheș, Veseuș, Broaga,

Pănade The Pănade is a right tributary of the river Târnava Mică 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 ...

References

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