Rajčanka

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Rajčanka
The river near Porúbka.  (August 2007)

The river near Porúbka . ( August 2007 )

Data
location Slovakia
River system Danube
Drain over Waag  → Danube  → Black Sea
muzzle in Žilina in the Waag coordinates: 49 ° 14 ′ 6 ″  N , 18 ° 42 ′ 31 ″  E 49 ° 14 ′ 6 ″  N , 18 ° 42 ′ 31 ″  E

length 47.5 km

The Rajčanka or Rajčianka ( Hungarian Rajcsánka ) is a 47.5 km long river in northern Slovakia , which rises in the Strážovské vrchy near Čičmany and flows northwards in Žilina into the Waag (Váh) .

The course of the river forms the border between the Lúčanská Malá Fatra and Strážovské vrchy mountains. 32 km of the river are navigable.

Villages on the river are: Rajec , Rajecké Teplice , Žilina .