The Târnava Mică ("Small Târnava"; ; ) is a river in

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. Its total length is , and its

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

area is . Its source is in the Eastern

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, in

Harghita County Harghita County (, and , ) is a county () in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc. Demographics 2002 census In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a population density of ...

. It flows to the west through the Romanian counties Harghita, Mureș, and

Alba ''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English-language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed into the Kingd ...

, more or less parallel to and north from the

Târnava Mare The Târnava Mare ("Great Târnava"; ; ) is a river in Romania. Its total length is and its basin size is . Its source is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the sources of the Mureș and Olt in Harghita County. It flows through the Roma ...

. The cities of Sovata and

Târnăveni Târnăveni (, historically Diciosânmartin; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Dicsőszentmárton'', ; German language, German: ''Sankt Martin'', earlier ''Marteskirch'') is a Municipalities of Romania, city in Mureș County, central Romania. It li ...

lie on the Târnava Mică. It joins the

in Blaj, forming the Târnava.Tarnava Mica (jud. Alba)
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Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Târnava Mică, from source to mouth: Praid, Sovata, Sărățeni, Chibed, Ghindari, Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Fântânele, Bălăușeri, Coroisânmărtin, Suplac,

Mica Micas ( ) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into fragile elastic plates. This characteristic is described as ''perfect basal cleavage''. Mica is co ...

, Gănești,

, Adămuș, Crăiești, Cetatea de Baltă, Jidvei, Șona,

Sâncel Sâncel (; ) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,255 as of 2021 and is composed of three villages: Iclod (''Küküllőiklód''), Pănade (''Pánád''), and Sâncel. Geography The commune is situa ...

, Blaj.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Târnava Mică (from source to mouth): Left: Praid, Corund, Solocma, Ceia, Cușmed, Șenie, Roua, Vețca, Ciortoș,

Nadeș Nadeș (, Hungarian pronunciation: ; ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the ...

, Agrișteu, Domald, Seleuș, Sântioana, Cund, Botoș, Hărănglab, Băgaciu, Sărata, Saroș, Adămuș, Balta, Spinoasa, Graben, Ror, Valea Mare Right: Creanga Mare, Iuhod, Sovata, Becheci, Ghegheș, Veseuș, Broaga,

Pănade The Pănade is a right tributary of the river Târnava Mică in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hun ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Târnava Mică Rivers of Romania Rivers of Harghita County Rivers of Mureș County Rivers of Alba County