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{{short description|River in Slovakia}} |
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{{Redirect|Vah|the script of the Bassa language|Bassa Vah}} |
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{{redirect2|Vah|Vah River|the Russian river|Vakh|the script of the Bassa language|Bassa Vah}} |
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{{Geobox | River |
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{{Infobox river |
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| name = Váh |
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| name = Váh |
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| image = Rieka_Vah_-_Piestany.jpg |
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| image = Rieka_Vah_-_Piestany.jpg |
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| image_caption = The Váh near Piešťany. |
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| image_caption = The Váh near ]. |
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| float=Váh River (SVK) - location and watershed.svg |
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| country = Slovakia |
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| source = Čierny Váh |
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| source_location = Kráľova hoľa |
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| source_region = Low Tatras |
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| source1 = Biely Váh |
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| source1_location = Važecká dolina |
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| source1_region = High Tatras |
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| mouth = Danube River |
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| mouth_location = Komárno |
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| mouth_elevation = 106.5 |
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| length = 403 |
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| watershed = 10640 |
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| discharge = 196 |
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| discharge_max = 1825 |
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| map = Váh River (SVK) - location and watershed.svg |
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| map_caption = The current and watershed of the Váh from its Čierny Váh (Southern) and Biely Váh (Northern) sources until it enters the ] (magenta) |
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| map_caption = The current and watershed of the Váh from its Čierny Váh (Southern) and Biely Váh (Northern) sources until it enters the ] (magenta) |
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| commons = Váh |
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| discharge1_min = {{convert|22.3|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} |
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|196|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} |
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| discharge1_max = {{convert|1825|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} |
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| source1 = Čierny Váh |
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| source2 = Biely Váh |
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| source2_location = Važecká dolina, ] |
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| mouth = ] |
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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|106.5|m|abbr=on}} |
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| progression = {{RDanube}} |
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| basin_size = {{convert|15075|km2|abbr=on}} |
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The '''Váh''' ({{IPA|sk|ʋaːx}}; {{langx|de|Waag}}, {{IPA|de|vaːk|pron|De-Waag.ogg}};<ref>''The Cambridge Ancient History''. ] Press. 1970. {{ISBN|0-521-26335-2}}</ref> {{langx|hu|Vág}};<ref>{{cite book |last= Kocsis |first=Károly |title= Ethnic Geography of the Hungarian Minorities in the Carpathian |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-zZ_NVM9mNEC&dq=Kom%C3%A1rno+Hungarians+census&pg=PA73 |section= Towns in Slovakia with absolute Hungarian majority |pages=73 |isbn= 1-931313-75-X |year=2001 |access-date= 2008-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Felbermann|first=Louis|title=Hungary and Its People|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrwJAAAAIAAJ&q=V%C3%A1g+river|access-date=2008-07-02|year=1892}}</ref> {{langx|pl|Wag}}<ref> w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (''in Geographical Dictionary of Polish Kingdom and other Slavic countries'').</ref>) is the longest ] within ]. Towns on the river include ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. |
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The '''Váh''' ({{lang-hu|Vág}}; {{lang-de|Waag}}; {{lang-pl|Wag}}) is the longest ] entirely in ]. A left ] of the ] river, the Váh is 403 km long. Its two sources, the ''Biely Váh'' (White Váh) and the ''Čierny Váh'' (Black Váh), are located in the ] and ] mountains, respectively, and it flows over northern and western Slovakia and finally pours into the Danube near ]. The left tributaries are Demänovka, Revúca, Ľubochnianka, ], ] and ] rivers and the right tributaries are ], ], Varínka, ], Biela voda, Vlára, Dubová, ] and ] rivers. |
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==Etymology== |
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It includes canals, artificial dams (], ], Bešeňová, Krpeľany, ], Hričov, ], ], Madunice, ] and Selice) and 16 hydropower stations, whose construction started in the ] and increased after ]. The main Slovak ] is situated along the Váh (] - ] - ] - ] and ] - ]), as well as the main railway ] - ] - ]. |
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The name is of Germanic or Slavic origin. It could be derived from old Germanic ''wȃg'' (stream) or proto-Slavic ''vagъ'', ''vaga'' (pole, stick, carved branch) referring to reinforced riverbanks. Several Slavic river names with a similar motivation exist, but pre-Slavic origin of larger rivers in Slovakia is assumed in general.<ref name = "krsko">{{cite journal | first = Jaromír | last = Krško | title = Praslovanské apelatíva ako motivanty hydroným povodia Váhu | journal = Slavica Slovaca | year = 2009 | issue = 1 | page = 12 | language = sk | url = http://www.akademickyrepozitar.sk/sk/repozitar/Praslovanske-apelativa-ako-motivanty-hydronym-povodia-Vahu.pdf}}</ref> The earliest mentions are ''flumen Vvaga'' (1111) and ''aqua Vvac''' (1113).<ref name="krsko"/> |
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==Geography== |
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Slovak towns on the river include ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. |
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A left ] of the ] river, the Váh is {{convert|406|km|mi}} long, including its Čierny Váh branch. Its two sources, the ''Biely Váh'' (White Váh) and the ''Čierny Váh'' (Black Váh), are located in the ] (High Tatras) and ] (Low Tatra) mountains, respectively, and it flows over northern and western Slovakia and finally feeds into the Danube near ]. The ] are Demänovka, Revúca, Ľubochnianka, ], ] and ] rivers, and the ] are ], ], Varínka, ], Biela voda, Vlára, Dubová, ] and ] rivers. In late medieval time it was a property of ] and his son Stibor of Beckov of the ], later passing to ] as a gift of ]. |
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It includes canals, artificial dams (], ], Bešeňová, Krpeľany, ], Hričov, ], ], Madunice, ] and Selice) and 16 hydropower stations, whose construction started in the 1930s and increased after ]. The main Slovak ] is along the Váh (] – ] – ] – ] and ] – ]), as well as the main railway Bratislava – Žilina – ]. |
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==References== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vah}} |
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==Sources== |
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{{coord|47|55|N|18|01|E|display=title|region:SK_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{Commons category-inline|Váh}} |
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{{Danube}} |
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{{Hydrography of Slovakia}} |
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The name is of Germanic or Slavic origin. It could be derived from old Germanic wȃg (stream) or proto-Slavic vagъ, vaga (pole, stick, carved branch) referring to reinforced riverbanks. Several Slavic river names with a similar motivation exist, but pre-Slavic origin of larger rivers in Slovakia is assumed in general. The earliest mentions are flumen Vvaga (1111) and aqua Vvac' (1113).
The Váh near Piešťany.
The current and watershed of the Váh from its Čierny Váh (Southern) and Biely Váh (Northern) sources until it enters the Danube (magenta)
Media related to Váh at Wikimedia Commons
