Topľa (, ) is a river in eastern

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 ...

and right tributary of the

Ondava The Ondava is a river in eastern Slovakia, the northern source river of the Bodrog. Its source is in the Low Beskids (Eastern Carpathian Mountains), near the village Nižná Polianka, close to the border with Poland. The Ondava flows south throug ...

. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It rises in the Čergov mountains, flows through

Ondava Highlands The Ondava is a river in eastern Slovakia, the northern source river of the Bodrog. Its source is in the Low Beskids (Eastern Carpathian Mountains), near the village Nižná Polianka, close to the border with Poland. The Ondava flows south through ...

, Beskidian Piedmont,

Eastern Slovak Hills The East(ern) Slovak Hills (Slovak: ''Východoslovenská pahorkatina''), also translated as Eastern Slovak Upland, is the higher, mountain-like part of the Eastern Slovak Lowland. It is a strip of hilly land surrounding the Eastern Slovak Flat ...

and

Eastern Slovak Flat The East(ern) Slovak Flat (Slovak: ''Východoslovenská rovina''), also translated as Eastern Slovak Plain, is the lower, flat part of the Eastern Slovak Lowland. Important towns: Trebišov, Michalovce, Veľké Kapušany, Kráľovský Chlmec, Sob ...

and flows into the Ondava in the cadastral area of

Parchovany Parchovany () is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1320. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 115 metr ...

. It flows through the towns of

Bardejov Bardejov (; , , , , ) is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region on a floodplain terrace of the Topľa River, in the hills of the Beskids, Beskyd Mountains. It exhibits numerous cultural monuments in its completely i ...

Giraltovce Giraltovce (, ) is a town in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. History The town was first mentioned in 1383 as ''Giralth''. It was named after a man called Geralth who was first hereditary scultetus (a locator serving a noble in founding a ...

Hanušovce nad Topľou Hanušovce nad Topľou () is a town in the Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region in eastern Slovakia, near the Topľa river. History The first written record about the town was in 1332 under name ''Hanusa''. Geography Hanušovce nad Topľ ...

and

Vranov nad Topľou Vranov nad Topľou (Slovak language, Slovak before 1927 and from 1944–1969: ''Vranov''; / ''Vronau an der Töpl'' (rare); ; ) is a town of approximately 20,500 inhabitants in eastern Slovakia, situated near Košice and Prešov, and between ...

Etymology

The name come from

Slavic Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to: Peoples * Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia ** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples ** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples ** West Slav ...

( Slovak) ''Teplá'': warm (river). The name was adopted by

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and then it was adopted back (in the modified form) by

Slovaks The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...

, probably in the 13th century.

References

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