Crasna River (Tisza)

For other uses of "Crasna", see Crasna (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 48°8′16″N 22°19′8″E / 48.13778°N 22.31889°E / 48.13778; 22.31889

Crasna River
(Kraszna)
River
The Kraszna at Mátészalka in Hungary
Countries	Romania, Hungary
Counties	Romania: Sălaj and Satu Mare Hungary: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Towns	Şimleu Silvaniei, Mátészalka
Mouth	Tisza
- location	Vásárosnamény
- coordinates	48°8′16″N 22°19′8″E / 48.13778°N 22.31889°E / 48.13778; 22.31889
Length	193 km (120 mi)

The Crasna (Romanian) or Kraszna (Hungarian) is the name of a river in northwestern Romania and northeastern Hungary.

The Crasna is a tributary of the Tisza River. Its source is in Transylvania, Romania, near the village of Crasna. It flows through the Romanian counties Sălaj and Satu Mare and the Hungarian county Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. It flows into the Tisza in Vásárosnamény. Cities along the Crasna are Şimleu Silvaniei in Romania, Nagyecsed and Mátészalka in Hungary.

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Crasna, from source to mouth: Horoatu Crasnei, Crasna, Vârşolţ, Pericei, Şimleu Silvaniei, Măerişte, Sărmăşag, Bobota, Supur, Acâş, Craidorolţ, Moftin, Berveni (in Romania) and Nagyecsed, Mátészalka and Vásárosnamény (in Hungary).

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Crasna:

Left: Valea Banului, Morăuţa, Carastelec, Zanicel, Valea Neagră

Right: Cizer, Pria, Poniţa, Coliţca, Zalău, Henţ, Maja, Hodişa, Tăul Terebeşti, Homorodul Vechi, Crasna Veche, Aporliget

References

• Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
• Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
• ICPA - Comune vulnerabile - Judeţul Satu Mare [1]
• Trasee turistice judeţul Sălaj [2]
• Trasee turistice - judeţul Satu Mare [3]