The Žitava () is a river in southern
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
. It is the left tributary of the river
Nitra
Nitra (; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra (river), Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of ...
. It flows into the Nitra near
Šurany. It is long and its basin size is .
[Plán manažmentu povodňového rizika v čiastkovom povodí Váhu]
/ref> The old branch of the Žitava, ''Stará Žitava'', branches off near Dolný Ohaj and flows into the old branch of the Nitra near Martovce.[
]
Etymology
The name comes from Slavic ''žito'': grain, corn. Žitava: probably "the river flowing through the grain fields".
See also
* Peace of Zsitvatorok (or Žitava)
References
Rivers of Slovakia
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