Žitava_(river)

Žitava (river)

Žitava (river)

River in Slovakia

The Žitava (Hungarian: Zsitva) is a river in southern Slovakia. It is the left tributary of the river Nitra. It flows into the Nitra near Šurany. It is 65.6 km (40.8 mi) long and its basin size is 907 km2 (350 sq mi).[1]: 72  The old branch of the Žitava, Stará Žitava, branches off near Dolný Ohaj and flows into the old branch of the Nitra near Martovce.[1]: 85 

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Etymology

The name comes from Slavic žito: grain, corn. Žitava: probably "the river flowing through the grain fields".[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Plán manažmentu povodňového rizika v čiastkovom povodí Váhu
  2. [2]
    Varsik, Branislav (1990). Slovanské (slovenské) názvy riek na Slovensku a ich prevzatie Maďarmi v 10.-12. storočí (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. p. 50. ISBN 80-224-0163-3.
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