Hron
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Hron Garam, Gran |
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 The Hron near Kamenica nad Hronom , shortly before it flows into the Danube |
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| Data | ||
| location | Slovakia | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Danube → Black Sea | |
| source | In the Low Tatras at Kráľova hoľa 48 ° 51 ′ 31 ″ N , 20 ° 12 ′ 56 ″ E |
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| Source height | 935 m | |
| muzzle | At Kamenica nad Hronom in the Danube Coordinates: 47 ° 49 ′ 4 ″ N , 18 ° 44 ′ 30 ″ E 47 ° 49 ′ 4 ″ N , 18 ° 44 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 100 m | |
| Height difference | 835 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.8 ‰ | |
| length | 298 km | |
| Catchment area | 5453 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
53.7 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Čierny Hron , Slatina , Teplá , Sikenica , Perec | |
| Right tributaries | Bystrianka , Bystrica , Lutilský potok , Kľak , Lužianka , Paríž | |
| Medium-sized cities | Brezno , Banská Bystrica , Zvolen | |
| Small towns | Sliač , Žiar nad Hronom , Žarnovica , Nová Baňa , Tlmače , Želiezovce | |
The Hron (German the Gran ; Hungarian Garam ) is a 298 km long left tributary of the Danube. It lies entirely on the territory of Slovakia .
The Hron rises in the Low Tatras on the Kráľova hoľa mountain . It initially runs westward, separating the Low Tatras from the Slovak Ore Mountains . At Banská Bystrica the course changes abruptly to the south, at Zvolen then again to the west. From Žiar nad Hronom , the river then turns to the southwest. With a more moderate course it then flows through the lowlands in the southwest of Slovakia towards the Danube , into which it flows shortly before the state border, between Kamenica nad Hronom and Štúrovo and opposite the Hungarian city of Esztergom .
Timber was rafted on the river until the 1930s.
See also : List of rivers in Slovakia
