River mouth Váh in Žilina Basin size 1,038 km (401 sq mi) Discharge 17.7 m³/s Country Slovakia | Progression Váh→ Danube→ Black Sea Length 66 km Mouth Váh Cities Kysucké Nové Mesto | |
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Main source Javorníky mountains, near Makov (Žilinský kraj, Slovakia)
610 m (2,000 ft) | ||
The Kysuca (Hungarian: Kiszuca) is a 66.3 km long river in northern Slovakia. It is a right tributary to the Váh. The river gives name to the informal Kysuce region.
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Map of Kysuca, Slovakia
Its source is near the village of Makov. At first, the river flows in northwestern direction, where it flows around Javorníky on the right and Kysucké Beskydy mountains on the left side, passing through the town of Turzovka until the town of Čadca, where it turns south, between Javorníky on the right and Kysucká vrchovina mountains on the left side, passing Horelica, Krásno nad Kysucou, Kysucké Nové Mesto until it pours to Váh in Žilina. In the valley of Kysuca south of Čadca, a railway and an international road (currently E75, in the future D3) passes through it.
EtymologyEdit
The etymology is unclear, potentially related to the ancient name Cusus. In ancient times, it could be believed that the Kysuca is the mainstream of the Váh (Cusus). Alternatively Cusus was exclusively the name of the Kysuca.