Râul Târnava Mare | |
Nagy-Küküllő, Große Kokel | |
River | |
The Târnava Mare River near Blaj
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Countries | Romania |
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Counties | Harghita, Mureș, Sibiu, Alba |
Tributaries | |
- left | Șaeș, Vișa |
- right | Feernic |
Towns | Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighișoara, Mediaș, Blaj |
Source | |
- location | Gurghiu Mountains |
- elevation | 1,455 m (4,774 ft) |
Mouth | Târnava River |
- location | Blaj |
- coordinates | 46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E / 46.17111°N 23.89194°ECoordinates: 46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E / 46.17111°N 23.89194°E |
Length | 221 km (137 mi) |
Basin | 3,606 km2 (1,392 sq mi) |
Discharge | for * |
- average | 14.5 m3/s (512 cu ft/s) |
Progression | Târnava→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Târnava Mare River ("Big Târnava"; Hungarian: Nagy-Küküllő; German: Große Kokel) is a river in Romania. Its source is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the sources of the Mureș and Olt in Harghita County. It flows through the Romanian counties of Harghita, Mureș, Sibiu, and Alba. The cities of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighișoara, and Mediaș lie on the Târnava Mare. It joins the Târnava Mică in Blaj, forming the Târnava.
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Târnava Mare, from source to mouth: Subcetate, Zetea, Brădești, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Feliceni, Mugeni, Porumbeni, Cristuru Secuiesc, Secuieni, Sighișoara, Daneș, Dumbrăveni, Dârlos, Mediaș, Copșa Mică, Micăsasa, Valea Lungă, Blaj.