Hornád

"Hornad" redirects here. For the temple town in India, see Horanadu.
Hornád

The gorge of Hornád river in Slovak Paradise
Other name(s) Hernád
Country Slovakia, Hungary
Basin
Main source Kráľova hoľa hill
River mouth Sajó
47°59′25″N 20°55′47″E / 47.9903°N 20.9296°E / 47.9903; 20.9296 (Mouth of Hornád)Coordinates: 47°59′25″N 20°55′47″E / 47.9903°N 20.9296°E / 47.9903; 20.9296 (Mouth of Hornád)
Progression SajóTiszaDanubeBlack Sea
Physical characteristics
Length 286 km (178 mi)
Features
Tributaries
The Hernád river at Gibárt, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary

Hornád (Slovak, pronounced [ˈɦornaːt]) or Hernád (Hungarian, pronounced [ˈhɛrnaːd]) is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary.

It is a tributary to the river Slaná (Sajo). The source of the Hornád is the eastern slopes of Kráľova hoľa hill, southwest of Vikartovce.[1]

The river is 286 km long, with 178 km located in Slovakia, and the remaining 108 km in Hungary.[2]

Cities along its course are Spišská Nová Ves and Košice, both in Slovakia. It flows into the river Sajó (Slovak Slaná) southeast of Miskolc.[1]

Along the river are a series of 6 separate limestone rocky cliffs and steep slopes, which collectively make up the Site of Community Importance 'Hornádske vápence'.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Hornád River". splavujeme.sk. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. Slovak Environmental Agency. "1 Introduction". Pilot Project PiP1: Hornád/Hernád, Integrated Revitalisation of the Hornád/Hernád River Valley. TICAD. p. 5. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. Vadel, Ľuboš. "Phytosociological Assessment Of Site Of Community Importance Hornádske Vápence" (PDF). conferences.ukf.sk. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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