The Gurghiu (
Hungarian: ''Görgény-patak'',
German
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: ''Rosengraben'') is a river in the
Gurghiu Mountains,
Mureș County
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, northern
Romania
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. It is a left
tributary
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of the river
Mureș. It flows through the municipalities
Ibănești,
Hodac
Hodac (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Arșița (''Ársica''), Bicașu (''Bikás''), Dubiștea de Pădure (''Erdődubiste''), Hodac, Mirigioaia (''Mirigalja''), T ...
,
Gurghiu, and
Solovăstru, and joins the Mureș in the city of
Reghin
Reghin (; , or ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Reen'') is a city in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania, on the Mureș River. As of 2021, it had a population of 29,742, making it the second biggest city of the Mureș county, just behind th ...
.
Gurghiu / Creanga Alba (jud. Mureș)
e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is .
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries
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to the river Gurghiu (from source to mouth):
*Left: Secuș
The Secuș is a left tributary of the river Gurghiu in Transylvania, Romania
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, Sebeș, Șirod, and Orșova
Orșova (; ; ; ) is a port city on the Danube river in southwestern Romania's Mehedinți County. It is one of four localities in the Banat historical region situated just above the Iron Gates where the Cerna River meets the Danube.
History
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*Right: Lăpușna, Neagra, Fâncel, Tisieu, Tireu, Isticeu, and Cașva
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Mureș County
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