Morava (river)
| Morava (March) | |
| Morva | |
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| Countries | Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria |
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| Regions | Pardubice, Olomouc, Zlín, South Moravian, Trnava, Bratislava, Lower Austria |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Krupá, Branná, Desná, Oskava, Bečva, Dřevnice, Olšava, Velička, Myjava |
| - right | Mírovka, Moravská Sázava, Haná, Thaya |
| Cities | Olomouc, Kroměříž, Uherské Hradiště, Hodonín, Bratislava, Marcheeg |
| Source | |
| - location | Králický Sněžník |
| - elevation | 1,371 m (4,498 ft) |
| - coordinates | 50°12′18″N 16°50′57″E / 50.20500°N 16.84917°E |
| Mouth | Danube |
| - location | Bratislava |
| - coordinates | 48°10′27″N 16°58′32″E / 48.17417°N 16.97556°ECoordinates: 48°10′27″N 16°58′32″E / 48.17417°N 16.97556°E |
| Length | 354 km (220 mi) |
| Basin | 26,658 km2 (10,293 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 120 m3/s (4,238 cu ft/s) |
| Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
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The Morava (German: March, Hungarian: Morva, Polish: Morawa) is a river in Central Europe, a left tributary of the Danube. It is the main river of Moravia, which derives its name from it. The river originates on the Králický Sněžník mountain in the north-eastern corner of Pardubice Region, near the border between the Czech Republic and Poland and has a vaguely southward trajectory. The lower part of the river's course forms the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia and then between Austria and Slovakia.
The lowlands formed by the river are the Upper Moravian Vale or Hornomoravský úval and then the Lower Moravian Vale or Dolnomoravský úval in Moravia, the Moravian Field or Marchfeld in Lower Austria, and the Záhorie Lowland or Záhorská nížina in Slovakia. The latter three are actually continuous parts of one large basin, forming the major part of the Vienna Basin.
In the Czech Republic, there are some larger towns lying upon Morava, particularly Olomouc, Kroměříž, Otrokovice, Uherské Hradiště and Hodonín. Downstream from here, the river flows along sparsely inhabited, forested border area, all the way to its outfall into the Danube, just below the Devín Castle at the outskirts of the Slovak capital Bratislava. After 354 km of its course, Morava feeds the Danube by an average discharge rate of 120 m3/s, gathered from a drainage area of 26 658 km2. The Morava river is unusual in that it is a European blackwater river.
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