Târnava Mare River
| Râul Târnava Mare | |
| Nagy-Küküllő, Große Kokel | |
| River | |
 The Târnava Mare River near Blaj | |
| Countries | Romania |
|---|---|
| Counties | Harghita, Mureș, Sibiu, Alba |
| Towns | Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighişoara, Mediaş, Blaj |
| Source | |
| - location | Gurghiu Mountains |
| - elevation | 1,455 m (4,774 ft) |
| Mouth | Târnava River |
| - location | Blaj |
| - coordinates | 46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E / 46.17111°N 23.89194°ECoordinates: 46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E / 46.17111°N 23.89194°E |
| Length | 221 km (137 mi) |
| Basin | 3,606 km2 (1,392 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for * |
| - average | 14.5 m3/s (512 cu ft/s) |
The Târnava Mare River ("Big Târnava"; Hungarian: Nagy-Küküllő; German: Große Kokel) is a river in Romania. Its source is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the sources of the Mureş and Olt in Harghita County. It flows through the Romanian counties of Harghita, Mureş, Sibiu, and Alba. The cities of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighişoara, and Mediaş lie on the Târnava Mare. It joins the Târnava Mică River in Blaj, forming the Târnava.
Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Târnava Mare, from source to mouth: Subcetate, Zetea, Brădeşti, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Feliceni, Mugeni, Porumbenii, Cristuru Secuiesc, Secuieni, Sighişoara, Daneș, Dumbrăveni, Dârlos, Mediaş, Copșa Mică, Micăsasa, Valea Lungă, Blaj.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Târnava Mare:
Left: Chiuveş, Vărşag, Şicasău, Izvoare, Deşag, Fembediu, Garon, Hodoş, Pârâul Mare, Var, Filiaş, Daia, Şapartoc, Herteş, Valea Dracului, Pârâul Câinelui, Saeş, Criş, Laslea, Valchid, Biertan, Hodoş, Aţel, Valea Mare, Buzd, Moşna, Ighiş, Râul Târgului, Vorumloc, Vişa, Soroştin, Cenade, Spătac, Veza
Right: Tartod, Creanga Mică, Senced, Tifan, Bosnyak, Pârâul Sărat, Fehéres, Cireşeni, Beta, Râul Tăieturii, Pârâul Tulbure, Fâneaţa Îngustă, Feernic, Goagiu, Pârâul Stânei, Eliseni, Hetiur, Ernea, Giacăş, Şmig, Curciu, Păucea, Valea Lungă
Târnava Mare SCI
The dry grassland habitat beside the river is now part of a (SCI) Site of Community Importance.[1]
References
- ↑ Šeffer, Jan (15 December 2013). "CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN" (PDF). fundatia-adept.org. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
- Trasee turistice - județul Alba
- Trasee turistice - județul Harghita
- Trasee turistice - județul Mureș
- Trasee turistice - județul Sibiu