Topľa

Topľa
Topľa
Location
Country	Slovakia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Čergov mountains
Mouth
• location	Ondava at Parchovany
• coordinates	48°44′37″N 21°45′28″E / 48.7435°N 21.7578°E
Length	131.4 km (81.6 mi)
Basin size	1,544 km2 (596 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Ondava→ Bodrog→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea

Topľa (Hungarian: Tapoly, German: Töpl) is a river in eastern Slovakia and right tributary of the Ondava. It is 131.4 km (81.6 mi) long and its basin covers an area of 1,544 km² (596 sq mi).^[1] It rises in the Čergov mountains, flows through Ondava Highlands, Beskidian Piedmont, Eastern Slovak Hills and Eastern Slovak Flat and flows into the Ondava in the cadastral area of Parchovany. It flows through the towns of Bardejov, Giraltovce, Hanušovce nad Topľou and Vranov nad Topľou.

Etymology

The name come from Slavic (Slovak) Teplá: warm (river). The name was adopted by Hungarians and then it was adopted back (in the modified form) by Slovaks, probably in the 13th century.^[2]

References

^ Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Bodrogu, p. 51
^ Varsik, Branislav (1990). Slovanské (slovenské) názvy riek na Slovensku a ich prevzatie Maďarmi v 10.-12. storočí (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. p. 146. ISBN 80-224-0163-3.