Morava | |
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![]() The Morava between Austria and Slovakia | |
![]() Course of the Morava interactive map | |
Location | |
Countries | |
Regions (CZ) | |
Regions (SK) | |
State (AT) | Lower Austria |
Cities | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Králický Sněžník |
• coordinates | 50°12′18″N 16°50′57″E / 50.20500°N 16.84917°E |
• elevation | 1,275 m (4,183 ft)[1] |
Mouth | Danube |
• location | Devín |
• coordinates | 48°10′27″N 16°58′32″E / 48.17417°N 16.97556°E |
Length | 352 km (219 mi)[2] |
Basin size | 26,658 km2 (10,293 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 110 m3/s (3,900 cu ft/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Krupá, Branná, Desná, Oskava, Bečva, Dřevnice, Olšava, Velička, Myjava |
• right | Mírovka, Moravská Sázava, Haná, Thaya |
The Morava (German: March, Hungarian: Morva, Polish: Morawa) is a river in Central Europe, a left tributary of the Danube. It is the main river of Moravia, which derives its name from it. The river originates on the Králický Sněžník mountain in the north-eastern corner of Pardubice Region, near the border between the Czech Republic and Poland and has a vaguely southward trajectory. The lower part of the river's course forms the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia and then between Austria and Slovakia.