Tisza facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tisza River
Polish: Cisa Romanian: Tisa Rusyn: Тиса Ukrainian: Тиса Slovak: Tisa Serbian: Тиса
River
The Tisza in Szeged, Hungary
Countries	Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia
Tributaries
- left	Someş, Körös, Mureş
- right	Bodrog
Towns	Sighetu Marmaţiei, Khust, Szolnok, Szeged, Bečej
Source
- location	Eastern Carpathians, Ukraine
- elevation	2,020 m (6,627 ft)
Mouth	Danube
- location	Downstream of Novi Sad, Serbia
Length	1,358 km (844 mi)
Basin	157,183 km² (60,689 sq mi)
Discharge	mouth
- average	814 m³/s (28,746 cu ft/s)

The Tisza River is one of the most important rivers in Central Europe. It's like a long, winding water highway! This river starts high up in the mountains of Ukraine. It has two main starting points: the White Tisza and the Black Tisza.

The White Tisza begins in the Chornohora mountains. The Black Tisza starts in the Gorgany range. After starting in Ukraine, the Tisza flows partly along the border with Romania. Then, it enters Hungary near a town called Tiszabecs.

As it continues its journey, the Tisza flows through Hungary. It even touches the border with Slovakia for a bit. Finally, this mighty river flows into the Danube River in central Vojvodina, which is a part of Serbia. The Tisza River collects water from a very large area. This area, called its watershed, covers about 157,186 square kilometers.

Names for the Tisza River

People in different countries have their own names for the Tisza River. Here are some of them:

• In Romania, it's called Romanian: Tisa.
• In Ukraine, it's called Ukrainian: Тиса (Tysa).
• In Slovakia, it's called Slovak: Tisa.
• In Hungary, it's called Hungarian: Tisza.
• In Serbia, it's called Serbian: Тиса (Tisa).

What Are the Tisza River's Tributaries?

River Tisza and Bodrog near Tokaj, seen from above.

A tributary is a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river. The Tisza River has many tributaries that add to its flow. Here are some of the main ones:

• Čik (near Bačko Petrovo Selo)
• Jegrička (near Žabalj)
• Begej (near Titel)
• Mureş (in Szeged)
  • Arieş (near Gura Arieşului)
  • Târnava (near Teiuş)
    • Târnava Mare (in Blaj)
    • Târnava Mică (in Blaj)
• Körös (near Csongrád)
  • Crişul Repede River (near Gyoma)
    • Barcău (in Szeghalom)
  • Crişul Alb (near Gyula)
  • Crişul Negru (near Gyula)
• Zagyva (in Szolnok)
• Sajó (in Tiszaújváros)
  • Hornád (near Miskolc)
• Bodrog (in Tokaj)
  • Ondava (near Cejkov)
  • Latorica (near Cejkov)
    • Laborec (near Oborin)
      • Uzh (near Pavlovce nad Uhom)
      • Cirocha (in Humenné)
    • Stara
    • Vicha
    • Kerepets
• Crasna (in Vásárosnamény)
• Someş (near Vásárosnamény)
  • Someşul Mic (in Dej)
    • Someşul Cald (in Gilău)
    • Someşul Rece (in Gilău)
  • Someşul Mare (in Dej)
    • Şieu (in Beclean)
      • Bistriţa (near Bistriţa)
• Tur
• Batár
• Şugătag
• Baia
• Şaroş
• Săpânţa
• Valea Hotarului
• Bicu
• Sarasău
• Valea Iepei
• Iza
  • Mara
• Vişeu

Images for kids

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  A map showing the rivers and lakes in the Pannonian basin before changes were made in the 1800s.

See also

In Spanish: Tisza para niños