The Sajó (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃɒjoː] SHOH-yoe, Hungarian) or Slaná (Slovak) is a river in Slovakia and Hungary.
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Sajó Slaná | |
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![]() The river between Sajóvámos and Szirmabesenyő | |
![]() ![]() Current and watershed of the Sajó River in Slovakia and Hungary | |
Location | |
Countries | Slovakia and Hungary |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Stolica Mountains |
• elevation | 1,229 m (4,032 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Tisza |
• coordinates | 47.9437°N 21.1142°E / 47.9437; 21.1142 |
Length | 229.4 km (142.5 mi) |
Basin size | 12,708 km2 (4,907 sq mi) 12,869.6 km2 (4,969.0 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Tiszaújváros, Hungary (near mouth) |
• average | 70 m3/s (2,500 cu ft/s) 78.623 m3/s (2,776.5 cu ft/s)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Miskolc (Basin size: 6,245.8 km2 (2,411.5 sq mi)[3] |
• average | 35.087 m3/s (1,239.1 cu ft/s)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Bánréve (Basin size: 3,204.7 km2 (1,237.3 sq mi)[5] |
• average | 20.55 m3/s (726 cu ft/s)[6] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Takta, Hernád, Bódva |
• right | Rima, Szinva |
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 it 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.
Also known for Battle of the Sajó River from 11 April 1241 between the Mongol Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary.
The origin of the name is the subject of scholar discussions. Hungarian linguists and historians suggested the derivation from the Hungarian sojó, só folyó (salt water, river) already in the 19th century.[7] Newer theories associate the name with sió referring to fast streams. According to Slovak linguists the name is pre-Hungarian (Slaná: salt river) and most likely not associated with the salinity but with the salt road existing already in times of Great Moravia. The supporters argue by numerous Slavic toponyms in the river basin and by local names related to soľ (salt) and Moravia like Moravce, Soľár, Solišče, Soľka, Soľník, Morava (according to this interpretation the Hungarian name is a later translation).[8]
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