The Cerna (also: ''Cerna Hunedoreană'' or ''Cerna Ardeleană'', ) is a left

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of the river Mureș in

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. Its name both in Romanian and Hungarian languages originates from a Slav language, meaning ''"black (water)"''. Its source is in the

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. It flows through the town

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and the villages Gura Bordului, Lunca Cernii de Sus,

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, Hășdău,

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, Toplița, Cinciș-Cerna, Teliucu Superior, Teliucu Inferior, Peștișu Mare and Sântandrei. It discharges into the Mureș in Sântuhalm near

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.Cerna hunedoreana (jud. Hunedoara)
e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is .

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Cerna (from source to mouth): *Left: Bordul, Ireanc, Sălicea, Bunila, Vălărița, Govăjdia, Zlaști, Peștiș, Cristur, Valea Ursului *Right: Cernușorița, Negoi, Hășdău, Lingina, Valea Boții

References

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