Hejő

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Hejő
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location Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County , Northern Hungary
River system Danube
Drain over Tisza  → Danube  → Black Sea
source in Miskolctapolca (City of Miskolc )
48 ° 3 ′ 45 ″  N , 20 ° 44 ′ 40 ″  E
muzzle east of Tiszatarján in the Tisza Coordinates: 47 ° 50 '23 "  N , 21 ° 3' 43"  E 47 ° 50 '23 "  N , 21 ° 3' 43"  E

length 44 km
Communities Kistokaj , Nyékládháza , Hejőkeresztúr , Hejőszalonta , Hejőpapi

The Hejő is a river in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northern Hungary . It is one of the right tributaries of the Tisza .

course

The river rises on the eastern edge of the Bükk Mountains in the Miskolctapolca district of the Hungarian city of Miskolc . As it is fed by several cold and warm springs, the upper course of the Hejő never freezes. It initially runs in a north-easterly direction towards the center of Miskolc, but changes the direction of flow south of the University City district ( Egyetemváros ) to the southeast along the Hejőcsaba, Nagyszentbenedek and Görömböly districts. It then flows through the municipalities of Kistokaj , Nyékládháza , Hejőkeresztúr , Hejőszalonta and Hejőpapi . About four kilometers east of Tiszatarján the Hejő flows into the Tisza. The river has a length of 44 kilometers.

Ichthyofauna

An investigation of the fish stocks in Hejő between 2003 and 2005 found 32 species of fish. In addition to different types of carp fish , Amur sleeper goby , brook loach , European dogfish , European mud whip , perch , marbled goby and burbot were found in the river.

Place names relating to the river

The river gave its name to the five municipalities Hejőbába , Hejőkeresztúr, Hejőkürt , Hejőpapi and Hejőszalonta as well as the present-day Miskolc district of Hejőcsaba.

literature

  • Ákos Harka, Zsolt Szepesi: A Hejő patak vízrendszerének halfaunisztikai vizsgálata. In: Pisces Hungarici I . Magyar Haltani Társaság, Tiszafüred 2007. pp. 113–117. ISSN  1789-1329

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