Váh
| Váh | |
|---|---|
Nízke Tatry | |
| 2nd source | Biely Váh |
| • location | Važecká dolina, Vysoké Tatry |
Danube River | |
• location | Komárno |
• elevation | 106.5 m (349 ft) |
| Length | 403 km (250 mi) |
| Basin size | 15,075 km2 (5,820 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 196 m3/s (6,900 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 22.3 m3/s (790 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 1,825 m3/s (64,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
The Váh (Slovak pronunciation: [ʋaːx]; German: Waag, pronounced [vaːk] ⓘ;[1] Hungarian: Vág;[2][3] Polish: Wag[4]) is the longest river within Slovakia. Towns on the river include Liptovský Hrádok, Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok, Vrútky, Žilina, Bytča, Považská Bystrica, Púchov, Ilava, Dubnica nad Váhom, Nemšová, Trenčín, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Piešťany, Hlohovec, Sereď, Šaľa, Kolárovo and Komárno.
Etymology
The name is of Germanic or Slavic origin. It could be derived from old Germanic wȃg (stream) or proto-Slavic vagъ, vaga (pole, stick, carved branch) referring to reinforced riverbanks. Several Slavic river names with a similar motivation exist, but pre-Slavic origin of larger rivers in Slovakia is assumed in general.[5] The earliest mentions are flumen Vvaga (1111) and aqua Vvac' (1113).[5]
Geography
A left
It includes canals, artificial dams (
References
- ISBN 0-521-26335-2
- ISBN 1-931313-75-X. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ Felbermann, Louis (1892). Hungary and Its People. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ Wag w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Geographical Dictionary of Polish Kingdom and other Slavic countries).
- ^ a b Krško, Jaromír (2009). "Praslovanské apelatíva ako motivanty hydroným povodia Váhu" (PDF). Slavica Slovaca (in Slovak) (1): 12.
Sources
External links
Media related to Váh at Wikimedia Commons
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