The Crasna ( Romanian) or Kraszna ( Hungarian) is the name of a

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in northwestern

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and northeastern

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. The Crasna is a left tributary of the

Tisza The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and ...

. Its source is in

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, Romania, near the village of Crasna. It flows through the Romanian counties Sălaj and

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in t ...

and the Hungarian county Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. It flows into the

in Vásárosnamény. Cities along the Crasna are Șimleu Silvaniei in Romania,

Nagyecsed Nagyecsed is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. The old name of the town was Ecsed but over time it has been renamed Nagyecsed, meaning "grand" or "great Ecsed" to distinguish it. T ...

and Mátészalka in Hungary. Until the 1890s the Crasna discharged into the river Someș. Since then, the lower course of the Crasna has been regulated and it discharges into the Tisza 3.5 km downstream of the confluence of Tisza and Someș.Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007
IPCDR Its basin size is .

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Crasna, from source to mouth: Horoatu Crasnei, Crasna, Vârșolț, Pericei, Șimleu Silvaniei, Măeriște, Sărmășag, Bobota, Supur,

Acâș Acâș ( hu, Ákos, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Fürstendorf) is a rural municipality of 2,827 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Acâș, Ganaș (''Gánás''), Mihăieni (''Krasznami ...

, Craidorolț, Moftin,

Berveni Berveni ( hu, Börvely, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 3,331 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Berveni and Lucăceni (''Újkálmánd''). Demographics Ethnic groups (2002 census): *Hunga ...

(in Romania) and

, Mátészalka and Vásárosnamény (in Hungary).

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Crasna: *Left:

Ban Ban, or BAN, may refer to: Law * Ban (law), a decree that prohibits something, sometimes a form of censorship, being denied from entering or using the place/item ** Imperial ban (''Reichsacht''), a form of outlawry in the medieval Holy Roman ...

, Marin,

Mortăuța The Mortăuța is a left tributary of the river Crasna in Romania. It discharges into the Crasna near the town Crasna. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Sălaj County {{Sălaj-river-stu ...

Carastelec Carastelec ( hu, Kárásztelek) is a Commune in Romania, commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Carastelec and Dumuslău (''Szilágydomoszló''). At the 2002 census, 90.1% of inhabitants were Hungaria ...

Zănicel The Zănicel is a left tributary of the river Crasna in Romania. It flows into the Crasna in Bobota. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Sălaj County {{Sălaj-river-stub ...

, Valea Neagră, Horea *Right: Valea Boului,

Pria PRIA is a four-letter acronym or abbreviation, and may refer to: * International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, a biennial scientific international conference * Pre-Roman Iron Age, a Northern European archaeological period ...

Ponița The Ponița is a right tributary of the river Crasna in Romania. It discharges into the Crasna near Horoatu Crasnei. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Sălaj County {{Sălaj-river-stub ...

Colițca The Colițca is a right tributary of the river Crasna in Romania. It discharges into the Vârșolț Reservoir, which is drained by the Crasna. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Sălaj County< ...

, Zalău, Maja, Cerna, Maria, Tăul Terebești

References

External links

* Rivers of Romania Rivers of Sălaj County Rivers of Satu Mare County Rivers of Hungary International rivers of Europe {{Sălaj-river-stub