| Nitra | |
| Source1 Location: | Malá Fatra |
| Mouth: | Váh |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.9577°N 18.0194°W |
| Length: | 166km (103miles) |
| Tributaries Left: | Žitava, Handlovka |
| Tributaries Right: | Bebrava |
| Basin Size: | 4501km2 |
The Nitra (Slovak: Nitra, German: Neutra, Hungarian: Nyitra) is a river in western Slovakia. It flows into the Váh river in Komoča. 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 166km (103miles) long and its basin size is 4501km2.[1] 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 in Komárno.[1]