Chvojnica (river)
| Chvojnica | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Morava |
• coordinates | 48°50′18″N 17°07′51″E / 48.8382°N 17.1309°E |
| Length | 34.1 km (21.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 125 km2 (48 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Morava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Chvojnica is a river in western Slovakia. It is a left tributary to the Morava, into which it flows near the town of Holíč. Its source is in the White Carpathians. It is 34.1 km (21.2 mi) long and its basin size is 125 km2 (48 sq mi).[1]
Etymology
[edit]The name comes from Slavic chvojъ, chvoja—tree branches.[2] 1217 caput fontis Hoynicha.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Moravy Archived 2023-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, p. 56
- ^ a b Varsik, Branislav (1990). Slovanské (slovenské) názvy riek na Slovensku a ich prevzatie Maďarmi v 10.-12. storočí (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. p. 20. ISBN 80-224-0163-3.