Rajčanka

Rajčanka
Rajčanka
	River near Porúbka
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Strážovské vrchy
Mouth
• location	Váh in Žilina
• coordinates	49°14′07″N 18°42′31″E / 49.2352°N 18.7085°E
Length	46.6 km (29.0 mi)
Basin size	359 km2 (139 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Váh→ Danube→ Black Sea

Rajčanka or Rajčianka (Hungarian: Rajcsánka) is a river in northern Slovakia springing in Strážovské vrchy near Čičmany and pouring into Váh in Žilina. It is 46.6 km (29.0 mi) long and its basin size is 359 km² (139 sq mi).^[1]

It forms the border of Lúčanská Malá Fatra Mountains and of Strážovské vrchy. 32 km of its length are navigable.

Cities along its course are: Rajec, Rajecké Teplice, Žilina.

Names and etymology

The original name of the river was Lietava, later Žilinka and only after the founding of Rajec (the 14th century) also Rajčanka^[2] (see also Etymology of Rajec).

References

^ Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Váhu, p. 72
^ Krško, Jaromír (2011). Hydronymia horného povodia Váhu [Hydronymy of the Upper Váh Basin] (in Slovak). Banská Bystrica: Univerzita Mateja Bela. p. 125.

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[1] Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Váhu, p. 72

[2] Krško, Jaromír (2011). Hydronymia horného povodia Váhu [Hydronymy of the Upper Váh Basin] (in Slovak). Banská Bystrica: Univerzita Mateja Bela. p. 125.

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