Târnava Mare

Râul Târnava Mare
Nagy-Küküllő, Große Kokel
River
The Târnava Mare River near Blaj
Countries Romania
Counties Harghita, Mureș, Sibiu, Alba
Tributaries
 - left Șaeș, Vișa
 - right Feernic
Towns Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighișoara, Mediaș, 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°E / 46.17111; 23.89194Coordinates: 46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E / 46.17111°N 23.89194°E / 46.17111; 23.89194
Length 221 km (137 mi)
Basin 3,606 km2 (1,392 sq mi)
Discharge for *
 - average 14.5 m3/s (512 cu ft/s)
Progression Târnava→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea

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 Mureș and Olt in Harghita County. It flows through the Romanian counties of Harghita, Mureș, Sibiu, and Alba. The cities of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighișoara, and Mediaș lie on the Târnava Mare. It joins the Târnava Mică 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, Brădești, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Feliceni, Mugeni, Porumbeni, Cristuru Secuiesc, Secuieni, Sighișoara, Daneș, Dumbrăveni, Dârlos, Mediaș, Copșa Mică, Micăsasa, Valea Lungă, Blaj.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Târnava Mare:

Left: Chiuveș, Vărșag, Șicasău, Izvoare, Deșag, Fembediu, Garon, Hodoș, Pârâul Mare, Var, Filiaș, Scroafa, Daia, Șapartoc, Herteș, Valea Dracului, Pârâul Câinelui, Șaeș, Criș, Laslea, Valchid, Biertan, Hodoș, Aţel, Valea Mare, Buzd, Moșna, Ighiș, Râul Târgului, Vorumloc, Vișa, Soroștin, Cenade, Spătac, Veza

Right: Tartod, Creanga Mică, Senced, Tifan, Bosnyak, Pârâul Sărat, Fehéres, Cireșeni, Beta, Râul Tăieturii, Pârâul Tulbure, Fâneaţa Îngustă, Feernic, Goagiu, Pârâul Stânei, Eliseni, Hetiur, Ernea, Giacăș, Șmig, 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

  1. ↑ Šeffer, Jan (15 December 2013). "CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN" (PDF). fundatia-adept.org. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

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