Latorica (; , pronounced: ''Latoritsa''; ,
translit.: ''Latorytsia'') is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in the
watershed of the
Danube
The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...
. Its source is in the
Ukrainian Carpathians (Eastern Carpathian Mountains), near the village . It flows from
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
(156.6 km) to
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 ...
(31.4 km), 188 km in total and west through the towns of
Svaliava,
Mukachevo,
Solomonovo,
Chop and
Veľké Kapušany
Veľké Kapušany (; ) is a small town on the eastern plains of Slovakia, not far from the Ukrainian border.
Name
The name "Kapušany" is probably derived from the Hungarian word ''kapu'', meaning "gate".
History
The territory of the town has ...
. Its basin size is . Its confluence with the
Ondava, in
Zemplín, gives rise to the
Bodrog
The Bodrog is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary. It is a tributary of the river Tisza. The Bodrog is formed by the confluence of the rivers Ondava and Latorica near Zemplín in eastern Slovakia. It crosses the Slovak–Hu ...
river, itself a tributary of the
Tisza
The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa (see below) is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. It was once called "the most Hungarian river" because it used to flow entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national bo ...
.
A part of its watershed (
Latorica Protected Landscape Area, "Ramsar site No. 606", 44.05 km
2) has been added to the
Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance since 1993.
Etymology
It is interpreted differently: according to one hypothesis, it is a pre-Slavic noun, according to others it is related to Slavic, based on ''lat''- "studeny" (meaning "cold river").
[Ivan, LUTTERER, Milan MAJTÁN a Rudolf ŠRÁMEK. Zeměpisná jména Československa: Slovník vybraných zeměpisných jmen s výkladem jejich původu a historického vývoje. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1982, page.163]
References
External links
Ramsar database entry
Rivers of Zakarpattia Oblast
Rivers of Slovakia
International rivers of Europe
Ramsar sites in Slovakia
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