Cerna River (Cserna-patak) | |
Cerna Hunedoreană River, Cerna Ardeleană River | |
River | |
Countries | Romania |
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Counties | Hunedoara County |
Communes | Lunca Cernii de Jos, Toplița, Teliucu Inferior, Hunedoara, Deva, Simeria |
Source | |
- location | Poiana Ruscă Mountains |
Mouth | Mureș |
- location | Upstream of Deva |
- coordinates | 45°53′1″N 22°56′59″E / 45.88361°N 22.94972°ECoordinates: 45°53′1″N 22°56′59″E / 45.88361°N 22.94972°E |
Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Cerna River or Cerna Hunedoreană River or Cerna Ardeleană River ( Hungarian: Cserna-patak, translit. Cserna-patak ) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. Its name both in Romanian and Hungarian languages originates from a Slav language, meaning "black (water)". Its source is in the Poiana Ruscă Mountains. It flows through the town Hunedoara and the villages Gura Bordului, Lunca Cernii de Sus, Lunca Cernii de Jos, Hășdău, Dăbâca, Toplița, Cinciș-Cerna, Teliucu Superior, Teliucu Inferior, Peștișu Mare and Sântandrei. It discharges into the Mureș near Deva.
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Cerna: