Main source Strážovské vrchy Source elevation 775 m | Length 48 km | |
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Similar Súľov Mountains, Budatín Castle, Lietava Castle, Strážov, Poluvsianská skalní jehla | ||
Rajčanka or Rajčianka (Hungarian: Rajcsánka) is a 47.5 km long river in northern Slovakia springing in Strážovské vrchy near Čičmany and pouring into Váh in Žilina.
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Map of Raj%C4%8Danka, Slovakia
It forms the border of Lúčanská Malá Fatra Mountains and of Strážovské vrchy. 32 km of its length are navigable.
Cities along its course are: Rajec, Rajecké Teplice, Žilina.
Names and etymology
The original name of the river was Lietava, later Žilinka and only after the founding of Rajec (the 14th century) also Rajčanka (see also Etymology of Rajec).
References
Rajčanka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA