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Târnava Mare

Râul Târnava Mare
Nagy-Küküllő, Große Kokel
River
RO Tarnava Mare river 1.jpg
The Târnava Mare River near Blaj
Countries Romania
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°E / 46.17111; 23.89194Coordinates: 46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E / 46.17111°N 23.89194°E / 46.17111; 23.89194
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 TârnavaMureșTiszaDanubeBlack 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.


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