Thaya
Sign in to saveThe Thaya (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Austria, a right tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic and through Lower Austria in Austria. It is formed by the confluence of the German Thaya and Moravian Thaya rivers. Together with the German Thaya, which is its main source, the Thaya is long. Without the German Thaya, it is long. In the Czech Republic, the Thaya is the seventh longest river in the country with a length of .
Key facts
- River.name
- Thaya
- River.name_other
- Dyje
- River.image
- Břeclav, Dyje.JPG
- River.image_caption
- The Thaya in Břeclav
- River.source1
- German Thaya
- River.source1_location
- Schweiggers
- River.mouth_location
- Morava
- River.subdivision_type1
- Countries
- River.subdivision_type2
- Regions/States
- River.length_km
- 311
- River.discharge1_avg
- near the estuary
- River.basin_size_km2
- 13419
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The Thaya (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Austria, a right tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic and through Lower Austria in Austria. It is formed by the confluence of the German Thaya and Moravian Thaya rivers. Together with the German Thaya, which is its main source, the Thaya is long. Without the German Thaya, it is long. In the Czech Republic, the Thaya is the seventh longest river in the country with a length of .
==Etymology== Both the names Thaya and Dyje have their origin in the Illyrian word 'duja', which can be translated as 'rushing river'. The first written mention of Thaya is from 985, when the name was written as Taja.