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Zalău River

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- location
  
Sărmăşag

Country
  
Romania

Length
  
36 km

Mouths
  
Crasna, Sărmășag

Cities
  
Zalău, Szilagyballa, Sărmășag, Bocșa, Sălaj

Villages
  
Zalău, Badon, Bocșa, Sălăjeni, Câmpia, Lompirt, Sărmășag

The Zalău is a right tributary of the river Crasna in northwestern Romania. It flows through the town Zalău. It discharges into the Crasna in Sărmășag.

Contents

Map of Valea Zal%C4%83ului, Romania

Hydronymy

There are several hypotheses which have been made regarding the origin of the river's name (or of the town with the same name located on the upper reach of the river:

  • the name is derived from the word "silaj", meaning belt in the language spoken by the Eurasian Avars
  • the name is derived from the expression "sil es agz", meaning bed of elm trees in Hungarian
  • the name is a Hungarian transcription of the "Zillenmarkt", the German name of Zalău city.

    • Tributaries

    The tributaries of the Zalău are:

  • left: Valea Miții, Panic, Valea Recii, Badon, Sărmaș, Mociar, Csako, Bocșel, Siciu, Ilișua
  • right: Râpoasa, Guruslău

    • Maps

  • Harta interactivă a județului Sălaj [2]

    • References

    Zalău River Wikipedia
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