Crasna (Tisza) Explained

Crasna
Name Other:(Kraszna)
Pushpin Map:Hungary#Romania
Subdivision Type1:Countries
Subdivision Name1:Romania and Hungary
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Romania: Sălaj and Satu Mare
Hungary: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Subdivision Type3:Towns
Length:193km (120miles)
Mouth:Tisza
Mouth Location:Vásárosnamény
Mouth Coordinates:48.1378°N 22.3189°W
Basin Size:1931km2
Tributaries Right:Zalău

The Crasna (Romanian) or Kraszna (Hungarian) is the name of a river in northwestern Romania and northeastern Hungary. The Crasna is a left tributary of the Tisza. Its source is in Transylvania, Romania, near the village of Crasna. It flows through the Romanian counties Sălaj and Satu Mare and the Hungarian county Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. It flows into the Tisza in Vásárosnamény. Cities along the Crasna are Șimleu Silvaniei in Romania, Nagyecsed and Mátészalka in Hungary.

Until the 1890s the Crasna discharged into the river Someș. Since then, the lower course of the Crasna has been regulated and it discharges into the Tisza 3.5 km downstream of the confluence of Tisza and Someș.[1] Its basin size is 1931km2.[1]

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Crasna, from source to mouth: Cizer, Horoatu Crasnei, Crasna, Vârșolț, Pericei, Șimleu Silvaniei, Măeriște, Sărmășag, Bobota, Supur, Acâș, Craidorolț, Moftin, Berveni (in Romania) and Nagyecsed, Mátészalka and Vásárosnamény (in Hungary).

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Crasna:

Notes and References

  1. https://www.icpdr.org/main/sites/default/files/Tisza_RB_Analysis_2007.pdf Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007