Hornád

Hornád Hernád
The gorge of Hornád river in Slovak Paradise
Current and watershed of the Hornád River in Slovakia and Hungary
Location
Countries	Slovakia and Hungary
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Kráľova hoľa hill
Mouth
• location	Sajó
• coordinates	47°59′25″N 20°55′47″E / 47.9903°N 20.9296°E / 47.9903; 20.9296
Length	286 km (178 mi)
Basin size	5,436 km2 (2,099 sq mi) 5,413.5 km2 (2,090.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Confluence of Sajó
• average	32.16 m3/s (1,136 cu ft/s) 38.555 m3/s (1,361.6 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Progression	Sajó→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• right	Hnilec

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

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