Leitha

The Leitha (; , formerly ; ; Czech and ) is a river in Austria and Hungary, a right tributary of the Danube. It is long ( including its source river Schwarza). Its basin area is .

Key facts

River.name: Leitha
River.name_other: Lajta
River.image: Leitha Kleinwolkersdorf.JPG
River.image_caption: The Leitha near Kleinwolkersdorf
River.source1_location: Lanzenkirchen, southern Vienna Basin
River.mouth_location: Danube near Mosonmagyaróvár
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.subdivision_name1: Austria and Hungary
River.pushpin_map: Hungary

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: river
Country: Hungary
Located in: Lower Austria
Continent: Europe
Image: La Leitha.png
Length: 180

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Commons category: Leitha
discharge: 10
mouth of the watercourse: Moson-Danube
Commons gallery: Leitha
watershed area: 2138.1

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The Leitha (; , formerly ; ; Czech and ) is a river in Austria and Hungary, a right tributary of the Danube. It is long ( including its source river Schwarza). Its basin area is .

==Etymology== The Lithaha River in the Carolingian Avar March was first mentioned in an 833 deed issued by Louis the German, son of the Carolingian emperor Louis the Pious and ruler over the stem duchy of Bavaria. The Old High German name probably referred to a Pannonian (Illyrian) denotation for "mud", as maintained in the former Hungarian name (compare , 'swamp').

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