Viștea River

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Viștea River
River
Countries Romania
Counties Brașov County
Tributaries
 - left Viștea Mare
 - right Viștișoara
Villages Viștea de Sus, Viștea de Jos
Source Confluence of headwaters Viștea Mare and Viștișoara
 - location Făgăraș Mountains
Mouth Olt
 - location Viștea de Jos
 - coordinates 45°48′16″N24°44′09″E / 45.8044°N 24.7357°E / 45.8044; 24.7357 Coordinates: 45°48′16″N24°44′09″E / 45.8044°N 24.7357°E / 45.8044; 24.7357
Progression Olt→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Viștea River is a left tributary of the river Olt in Romania. It discharges into the Olt in Viștea de Jos. It starts at the confluence of headwaters Viștea Mare and Viștișoara.

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.

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.

Romania Sovereign state in Europe

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate. With a total area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the 12th largest country and also the 7th most populous member state of the European Union, having almost 20 million inhabitants. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, and other major urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, Craiova, and Brașov.

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