Târnava Mare
| Râul Târnava Mare Nagy-Küküllő, Große Kokel | |
|---|---|
 The Târnava Mare River near Blaj | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Harghita, Mureș, Sibiu, Alba |
| Towns | Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighișoara, Mediaș, Blaj |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Gurghiu Mountains |
| - elevation | 1,455 m (4,774 ft) |
| Mouth | Târnava River |
- location | Blaj |
- coordinates | 46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E / 46.17111°N 23.89194°E / 46.17111; 23.89194Coordinates: 46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E / 46.17111°N 23.89194°E / 46.17111; 23.89194 |
| Length | 223 km (139 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,666 km2 (1,415 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - location | * |
| - average | 14.5 m3/s (510 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Șaeș, Vișa |
| - right | Feernic |
| Progression | Târnava→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Târnava Mare ("Great Târnava"; Hungarian: Nagy-Küküllő; German: Große Kokel) is a river in Romania. Its total length is 223 km, and its drainage basin area is 3,666 km2.[1] Its source is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the sources of the Mureș and Olt in Harghita County. It flows through the Romanian counties of Harghita, Mureș, Sibiu, and Alba. The cities of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighișoara, and Mediaș lie on the Târnava Mare. It joins the Târnava Mică in Blaj, forming the Târnava.
Contents
1 Towns and villages
2 Tributaries
3 Târnava Mare SCI
4 References
5 Maps
6 External links
Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Târnava Mare, from source to mouth: Subcetate, Zetea, Brădești, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Feliceni, Mugeni, Porumbeni, Cristuru Secuiesc, Secuieni, Sighișoara, Daneș, Dumbrăveni, Dârlos, Mediaș, Copșa Mică, Micăsasa, Valea Lungă, Blaj.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Târnava Mare:
Left: Chiuveș, Vărșag, Șicasău, Izvoare, Deșag, Fembediu, Garon, Hodoș, Pârâul Mare, Var, Filiaș, Scroafa, Daia, Șapartoc, Herteș, Valea Dracului, Pârâul Câinelui, Șaeș, Criș, Laslea, Valchid, Biertan, Hodoș, Aţel, Valea Mare, Buzd, Moșna, Ighiș, Râul Târgului, Vorumloc, Vișa, Soroștin, Cenade, Spătac, Veza
Right: Tartod, Creanga Mică, Senced, Tifan, Bosnyak, Pârâul Sărat, Fehéres, Cireșeni, Beta, Râul Tăieturii, Pârâul Tulbure, Fâneaţa Îngustă, Feernic, Goagiu, Pârâul Stânei, Eliseni, Hetiur, Ernea, Giacăș, Șmig, Curciu, Păucea, Valea Lungă
The dry grassland habitat beside the river is now part of a (SCI) Site of Community Importance.[2]
References
^ 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13
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- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
- Trasee turistice - județul Alba [1]
- Trasee turistice - județul Harghita [2]
- Trasee turistice - județul Mureș [3]
- Trasee turistice - județul Sibiu [4]
Maps
- Harta județului Sibiu [5]
- Harta județului Mureș [6]
- Harta județului Harghita [7]
- Harta munții Harghitei [8]
External links
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