Sălciva River

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Sălciva River
Szolcsva-patak
River
Countries Romania
Region Transylvania
Counties Hunedoara County
Villages Sălciva
Mouth Mureș
 - location Sălciva
 - coordinates 46°00′16″N22°23′45″E / 46.0045°N 22.3958°E / 46.0045; 22.3958 Coordinates: 46°00′16″N22°23′45″E / 46.0045°N 22.3958°E / 46.0045; 22.3958
Progression MureșTiszaDanubeBlack Sea

The Sălciva River ( Hungarian : Szolcsva-patak ) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Sălciva.

Hungarian language language spoken in and around Hungary

Hungarian is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary it is also spoken by communities of Hungarians in the countries that today make up Slovakia, western Ukraine (Subcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, and northern Slovenia. It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America and in Israel. Like Finnish and Estonian, Hungarian belongs to the Uralic language family. With 13 million speakers, it is its largest member in terms of speakers.

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

Mureș (river) river in Romania and Hungary

The Mureș is a 789-kilometre-long (490 mi) river in Eastern Europe. Its drainage basin covers an area of 30,332 km2 (11,711 sq mi). It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, rising close to the headwaters of the Olt River, and joins the Tisza at Szeged in southeastern Hungary.

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