Mureș River

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geographical feature river

The Mureș River is a significant Central European waterway that flows through Transylvania and western Romania before joining the Tisza River in Hungary.

Aliases (2)

Maros (Mureș) ×1
Mureș ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → river →
basinArea	approximately 30,000 km² →
basinCountry	Hungary → Romania →
continent	Europe →
country	Hungary → Romania →
crossesBorderBetween	Romania and Hungary →
flowsInto	Tisza River at Szeged area →
flowsThrough	Alba County → Arad County → Csongrád-Csanád County → Harghita County → Hunedoara County → Mureș County →
flowsThroughCity	Alba Iulia → Arad → Deva → Târgu Mureș →
historicalName	Marisus → Maros →
length	approximately 789 km →
lengthInRomania	approximately 761 km →
locatedIn	Central Europe → Transylvania → western Romania →
majorLeftTributary	Cugir River NERFINISHED → Sebes River NERFINISHED → Strei River →
majorRightTributary	Arieș River → Târnava Mare River → Târnava Mică River →
mouth	Tisza River →
mouthLocatedIn	Hungary →
nameInGerman	Mieresch →
nameInHungarian	Maros →
nameInRomanian	Mureș →
partOf	Danube River basin → Tisza River basin →
region	Transylvania →
significance	one of the major rivers of Romania →
sourceCountry	Romania →
sourceLocation	Hășmaș Mountains →
tributaryOf	Tisza River →
usedFor	fishing → hydroelectric power → irrigation → navigation in some sections →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tisza ("Maros (Mureș)") →	hasTributary
Romania →	majorRiver
Mureș River ("Mureș") →	nameInRomanian