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]
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).
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^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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