Crasna (Tisza)
The Crasna (Romanian) or Kraszna (Hungarian) is the name of a river in northwestern Romania and northeastern Hungary. The Crasna is a left tributary of the Tisza. Its source is in Transylvania, Romania, near the village of Crasna. It flows through the Romanian counties Sălaj and Satu Mare and the Hungarian county Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. It flows into the Tisza in Vásárosnamény. Cities along the Crasna are Șimleu Silvaniei in Romania, Nagyecsed and Mátészalka in Hungary.
Until the 1890s the Crasna discharged into the river Someș. Since then, the lower course of the Crasna has been regulated and it discharges into the Tisza 3.5 km downstream of the confluence of Tisza and Someș.[1]: 20 Its basin size is 1,931 km2 (746 sq mi).[1]: 22
Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Crasna, from source to mouth: Horoatu Crasnei, Crasna, Vârșolț, Pericei, Șimleu Silvaniei, Măeriște, Sărmășag, Bobota, Supur, Acâș, Craidorolț, Moftin, Berveni (in Romania) and Nagyecsed, Mátészalka and Vásárosnamény (in Hungary).
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the Crasna:
- Left: Ban, Marin, Mortăuța, Carastelec, Zanicel
- Right: Cizer, Pria, Ponița, Colițca, Zalău, Maja, Cerna
References
- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
- ICPA - Comune vulnerabile - Județul Satu Mare [1]
- Trasee turistice județul Sălaj [2]
- Trasee turistice - județul Satu Mare [3]
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