Topľa ( hu, Tapoly, german: Töpl) is a river in eastern
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
and right tributary of the
Ondava
The Ondava is a river in eastern Slovakia, the northern source river of the Bodrog. Its source is in the Low Beskids (Eastern Carpathian Mountains), near the village Nižná Polianka, close to the border with Poland. The Ondava flows south throu ...
. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It rises in the
ÄŒergov mountains, flows through
Ondava Highlands,
Beskidian Piedmont,
Eastern Slovak Hills and
Eastern Slovak Flat and flows into the Ondava in the cadastral area of
Parchovany
Parchovany ( hu, Parnó) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1320.
Geography
The village lies at an alt ...
. It flows through the towns of
Bardejov
Bardejov (; hu, Bártfa, german: Bartfeld, rue, Бардеёв, uk, Бардіїв) is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region on a floodplain terrace of the Topľa River, in the hills of the Beskyd Mountains. ...
,
Giraltovce,
Hanušovce nad Topľou
Hanušovce nad Topľou ( hu, Tapolyhanusfalva) is a town in the Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region in eastern Slovakia, near the Topľa river.
History
The first written record about the town was in 1332 under name ''Hanusa''.
Geography ...
and
Vranov nad Topľou.
Etymology
The name come from
Slavic (
Slovak) ''Teplá'': warm (river). The name was adopted by
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Ural ...
and then it was adopted back (in the modified form) by
Slovaks
The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak.
In Slovakia, 4.4 ...
, probably in the 13th century.
References
Rivers of Slovakia
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