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The Sajó ( , Hungarian) or Slaná ( Slovak) is a river in Slovakia and Hungary. Its length is 229 km, of which 110 km is in Slovakia. Its source is in the
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range of the Slovak Ore Mountains. It flows through the Slovak town Rožňava and the Hungarian city Miskolc. In Hungary it flows through the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. It flows into the River Tisza near Tiszaújváros. Its main tributaries are the Bodva and the Hornád. Also known for Battle of the Sajó River from 11 April 1241 between the
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and the Kingdom of Hungary.


Etymology

The origin of the name is the subject of scholar discussions. Hungarian linguists and historians suggested the derivation from the Hungarian ''sojó, só folyó'' (salt water, river) already in the 19th century. Newer theories associate the name with ''sió'' referring to fast streams. According to Slovak linguists the name is pre-Hungarian (''Slaná'': salt river) and most likely not associated with the salinity but with the salt road existing already in times of Great Moravia. The supporters argue by numerous Slavic toponyms in the river basin and by local names related to ''soľ'' (salt) and Moravia like ''Moravce'', ''Soľár'', ''Solišče'', ''Soľka'', ''Soľník'', ''Morava'' (according to this interpretation the Hungarian name is a later translation).


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