Sajó
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The Sajó ( , Hungarian) or Slaná (Slovak) is a river in Slovakia and Hungary.
Key facts
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- The river between Sajóvámos and Szirmabesenyő
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- Szinva, Bán-patak, Hangony, Rimava, Turiec, Muráň, Štítnik
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- to
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- Tiszaújváros, Hungary (near mouth)
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- Miskolc (53.205 rkm; Basin size:
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- Kazincbarcika (88.4 rkm; Basin size:
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- Rožňava (Rozsnyó, 177.5 rkm; Basin size:
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- Bánréve, Sajópüspöki (123.6 rkm; Basin size:
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- Sajó
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- Slaná
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- Current and watershed of the Sajó River in Slovakia and Hungary
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- Stolica Mountains
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- Tisza
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- Countries
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- Slovakia and Hungary
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- Takta, Hernád, Bódva, Szuha
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Tributaries
- Etymology
- References
The Sajó ( , Hungarian) or Slaná (Slovak) is a river in Slovakia and Hungary.
Its length is 229 km, of which 110 km is in Slovakia. Its source is in the Stolica Mountains range of the Slovak Ore Mountains. It flows through the Slovak town Rožňava and the Hungarian city Miskolc. In Hungary, Sajó flows through the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. It flows into the River Tisza near Tiszaújváros. Its main tributaries are the Bodva and the Hornád. It is also known for the Battle of the Sajó River, near Muhi (then Mohi), from 11 April 1241 between the Mongol Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sajó” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
6 mapped locations