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| The '''Váh''' |
The '''Váh''' 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. | ||
| 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 ] - ] - ]. | 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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"Vah" redirects here. For the script of the Bassa language, see Bassa Vah.The Váh is the longest river entirely in Slovakia. A left tributary of the Danube 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 High Tatras and Low Tatra mountains, respectively, and it flows over northern and western Slovakia and finally pours into the Danube near Komárno. The left tributaries are Demänovka, Revúca, Ľubochnianka, Turiec, Rajčanka and Nitra rivers and the right tributaries are Belá, Orava, Varínka, Kysuca, Biela voda, Vlára, Dubová, Dudváh and Malý Dunaj rivers.
It includes canals, artificial dams (Čierny Váh, Liptovská Mara, Bešeňová, Krpeľany, Žilina, Hričov, Nosice, Sĺňava, Madunice, Kráľová and Selice) and 16 hydropower stations, whose construction started in the 1930s and increased after World War II. The main Slovak limited-access motorway is situated along the Váh (Bratislava - Trenčín - Považská Bystrica - Žilina and Ružomberok - Poprad), as well as the main railway Bratislava - Žilina - Košice.
Slovak towns on the river include Liptovský Hrádok, Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok, Vrútky, Žilina, Bytča, Považská Bystrica, Púchov, Ilava, Dubnica nad Váhom, Nemšová, Trenčín, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Piešťany, Hlohovec, Sereď, Šaľa, Kolárovo and Komárno.
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