Crasna (Tisza)

For other uses of "Crasna", see Crasna (disambiguation).
Crasna
(Kraszna)
River
The Kraszna at Mátészalka in Hungary
Countries Romania, Hungary
Counties Romania: Sălaj and Satu Mare
Hungary: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Tributaries
 - right Zalău
Towns Șimleu Silvaniei, Mátészalka
Mouth Tisza
 - location Vásárosnamény
 - coordinates 48°8′16″N 22°19′8″E / 48.13778°N 22.31889°E / 48.13778; 22.31889Coordinates: 48°8′16″N 22°19′8″E / 48.13778°N 22.31889°E / 48.13778; 22.31889
Length 193 km (120 mi)
Basin 1,931 km2 (746 sq mi)
Progression Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea

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 1890's 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:

References

  1. 1 2 Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007, IPCDR
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