The Nitra ( Slovak: Nitra, german: Neutra, hu, Nyitra) is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

in western

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), 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 ...

. It flows into the Váh river in

Komoča Komoča ( hu, Kamocsa) is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 110 metres and covers an area of 13.476 km. History In historical ...

. Its source is in the Malá Fatra (Lesser Fatra) mountains north of Prievidza. The river Nitra passes through the towns of Bojnice, Topoľčany, Nitra and Nové Zámky. It is long and its basin size is .Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Váhu
/ref> The old branch of the Nitra, ''Stará Nitra'', branches off near Nové Zámky and flows into the Váh close to its confluence with the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , ...

in Komárno.

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