Sebeș River (Brașov)

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Sebeș River
River
Countries Romania
Counties Brașov County
Villages Hârseni, Ileni, Râușor
Source Confluence of headwaters Țiganu and Buzduganu
 - location Făgăraș Mountains, Mount Berivoiul Mare
Mouth Olt
 - coordinates 45°50′19″N25°01′16″E / 45.8385°N 25.0210°E / 45.8385; 25.0210 Coordinates: 45°50′19″N25°01′16″E / 45.8385°N 25.0210°E / 45.8385; 25.0210
Progression Olt→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Sebeș River is a left tributary of the river Olt in Romania. It discharges into the Olt near Făgăraș. It starts at the confluence of headwaters Țiganu and Buzduganu.

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Olt River river in Romania

The Olt is a river in Romania. It is 615 km (382 mi) long, and its basin area is 24,050 km2 (9,290 sq mi). It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its source is in the Hășmaș Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near Bălan, rising close to the headwaters of the Mureș River. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Brașov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt. The river was known as Alutus or Aluta in Roman antiquity. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after the river.

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Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Sebeș:

The Țiganu River is a headwater of the Sebeş river in Romania.

The Pleşa River is a tributary of the Sebeş river in Romania.

The Cuciulata River is a tributary of the Sebeş river in Romania.

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Sebeș (river) river in Romania

The Sebeș is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. The upper reach of the river is also known as Frumoasa. The Romanian and Hungarian name Sebeș and Sebes originate from the Hungarian adjective sebes meaning "speedy", while the German name means Mill Creek. The source of the river is on the south slope of the Cindrel Mountains, in the southwestern part of Sibiu County. It discharges into the Mureș in Alba Iulia.

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