Žitava
Žitava | ||
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location | Slovakia | |
River system | Danube | |
Drain over | Nitra → Waag → Danube → Black Sea | |
source | near Malá Lehota in Pohronský Inovec | |
muzzle |
Nitra near Martovce Coordinates: 47 ° 50 '34 " N , 18 ° 7' 41" E 47 ° 50 '34 " N , 18 ° 7' 41" E
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length | 99.3 km | |
Medium-sized cities | Vráble , Zlaté Moravce |
The Žitava ( Hungarian Zsitva ) is a river in southern Slovakia .
It rises near the municipality of Malá Lehota in Pohronský Inovec (part of the Vogelgebirge / Vtáčnik) and flows through the districts of Žarnovica , Zlaté Moravce , Nitra , Nové Zámky and Komárno in a course from north to south . At Martovce it finally flows into the Nitra as a tributary on the left after 99.3 kilometers . The water catchment area covers 1244 km² and the flow rate in the municipality of Vieska nad Žitavou is 2.5 m³ / s and increases to about 3 m³ / s up to its mouth.
Historically, the river appears in the peace negotiations after the Long Turkish War , which took place at the confluence (Hungarian torok ) with the Nitra. The peace of Zsitvatorok from 1606 is named after him.