Major General James G. Blunt

The Hornád (Slovak, pronounced [ˈɦɔrnaːt]) or Hernád (Hungarian, pronounced [ˈhɛrnaːd]) is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary.

The Hernád river at Gibárt, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary

It is a tributary to the river Slaná (Sajo). The source of the Hornád is the eastern slopes of Kráľova hoľa hill, south of Šuňava.[3]

The river is 286 km long, with 178 km located in Slovakia, and the remaining 108 km in Hungary.[4]

Cities along its course are Spišská Nová Ves and Košice, both in Slovakia. It flows into the river Sajó (Slovak Slaná) southeast of Miskolc.[3]

Along the river are a series of six separate limestone rocky cliffs and steep slopes, which collectively make up the Site of Community Importance 'Hornádske vápence'.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Rivers Network". 2020.
  2. ^ "Rivers Network". 2020.
  3. ^ a b "The Hornád River". splavujeme.sk. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ^ Slovak Environmental Agency. "1 Introduction". Pilot Project PiP1: Hornád/Hernád, Integrated Revitalisation of the Hornád/Hernád River Valley. TICAD. p. 5. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. ^ Vadel, Ľuboš. "Phytosociological Assessment Of Site Of Community Importance Hornádske Vápence" (PDF). conferences.ukf.sk. Retrieved 2 September 2015.