The Zagyva is a

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county. It flows through the towns of Bátonyterenye,

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and flows into the

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. Average discharge at Szolnok is 9 m³/s. The Zagyva is the longest river in Hungary that has both its source and its confluence within the country's borders.

Etymology

The name comes from Slavic ''sadjati'': to settle (sediments). ''*Sadzava'': a river that carries many sediments, see i.e.

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Sázava. In Hungarian the name means 'muddled' (''zagyvál(ni)'': 'to muddle').

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Zagyva (from source to mouth): *Left: Iványi,

Mindszenti The Mindszenti ( hu, Mindszenti-patak) originates in Mátra at 450 metres above sea level, south of Mátramindszent, Nógrád County, Hungary. It flows northward to Nemti, where it enters the Zagyva. Settlements on the banks * Mátramindszent ...

Galya The Galya ( hu, Galya-patak) is a small river in Nógrád County, northern Hungary. It originates in Mátra, 830 metres above sea level, southeast of Mátraalmás. It flows north up to Nemti, where it then flows into the Zagyva. Settlements ...

Lengyendi The Lengyendi originates in Mátra, above sea level, Northwest from Galyatető, Nógrád County, Hungary. It flows to North up to Nemti, where it flows into the Zagyva. Settlements on the banks * Nemti Nemti is a village in Nógrád county, ...

, Kecskés *Right: Galga

References

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