Leitha
Sign in to saveThe 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 .
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- Leitha
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- Lajta
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- Leitha Kleinwolkersdorf.JPG
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- The Leitha near Kleinwolkersdorf
- River.source1_location
- Lanzenkirchen, southern Vienna Basin
- River.mouth_location
- Danube near Mosonmagyaróvár
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- Countries
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- Austria and Hungary
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- Hungary
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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').