The Haná is a

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in the

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, a right

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of the Morava River. It flows through the

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, South Moravian and

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regions. It is formed by the confluence of the Velká Haná and Malá Haná streams. Together with the Velká Haná, which is its main source, the Haná is long. Without the Velká Haná, it is long.

Etymology

The origin of the name is unknown. According to one theory, the name is derived from the Germanic word ''gana'', meaning 'rich'. Other theory says that the name is connected with the pre-Slavic word ''ganna'' that denotes a stony river, a river that brings stones. The river gave the name to the ethnographic region of

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Characteristic

From a water management point of view, the Haná and Velká Haná are two different rivers with separate numbering of river kilometres. In a broader point of view, the Haná (as Velká Haná) originates in the territory of

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in the

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at an elevation of and flows to

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, where it enters the Morava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its

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has an area of . The name Haná is used from the confluence of the Velká Haná with the Malá Haná in

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and from this point to the confluence with the Morava, the river is long. The average discharge at its mouth is . The sources and longest tributaries of the Haná are:

Course

The river flows through the municipal territories of

, Topolany, Hoštice-Heroltice,

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, Mořice, Němčice nad Hanou,

Měrovice nad Hanou Měrovice nad Hanou is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Měrovice nad Hanou lies approximately south-west of Přerov, south of Olomouc, and east of Prague. ...

Kojetín Kojetín () is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,700 inhabitants. Administrative division Kojetín consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Koje ...

, Bezměrov and

Bodies of water

There are no reservoirs and fishponds built on the Haná or Velká Haná. The largest body of water in the basin area is the Opatovice Reservoir, built on the Malá Haná.

References

External links

River flow at Vrchoslavice station
– Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the

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