The name is of Germanic or Slavic origin. It could be derived from old Germanic wȃg (stream) or proto-Slavic vagъ, vaga (pole, stick, carved branch) referring to reinforced riverbanks. Several Slavic river names with a similar motivation exist, but pre-Slavic origin of larger rivers in Slovakia is assumed in general.[5] The earliest mentions are flumen Vvaga (1111) and aqua Vvac' (1113).[5]
Geographyedit
A left tributary of the Danube river, the Váh is 406 kilometres (252 mi) long, including its Čierny Váh branch. Its two sources, the Biely Váh (White Váh) and the Čierny Váh (Black Váh), are located in the Vysoké Tatry (High Tatras) and Nízke Tatry (Low Tatra) mountains, respectively, and it flows over northern and western Slovakia and finally feeds into the Danube near Komárno. The left tributaries are Demänovka, Revúca, Ľubochnianka, Turiec, Rajčanka and Nitra rivers, and the right tributaries are Belá, Orava, Varínka, Kysuca, Biela voda, Vlára, Dubová, Dudváh and Malý Dunaj rivers. In late medieval time it was a property of Stibor of Stiboricz and his son Stibor of Beckov of the Clan of Ostoja, later passing to Maurice Benyovszky as a gift of Maria Theresa.
^Kocsis, Károly (2001). "Towns in Slovakia with absolute Hungarian majority". Ethnic Geography of the Hungarian Minorities in the Carpathian. p. 73. ISBN1-931313-75-X. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
^Felbermann, Louis (1892). Hungary and Its People. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
^Wag w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Geographical Dictionary of Polish Kingdom and other Slavic countries).
^ abKrško, Jaromír (2009). "Praslovanské apelatíva ako motivanty hydroným povodia Váhu" (PDF). Slavica Slovaca (in Slovak) (1): 12.
váh, river, redirect, here, russian, river, vakh, script, bassa, language, bassa, slovak, pronunciation, ʋaːx, german, waag, pronounced, vaːk, hungarian, vág, polish, longest, river, within, slovakia, towns, river, include, liptovský, hrádok, liptovský, mikulá. Vah and Vah River redirect here For the Russian river see Vakh For the script of the Bassa language see Bassa Vah The Vah Slovak pronunciation ʋaːx German Waag pronounced vaːk 1 Hungarian Vag 2 3 Polish Wag 4 is the longest river within Slovakia Towns on the river include Liptovsky Hradok Liptovsky Mikulas Ruzomberok Vrutky Zilina Bytca Povazska Bystrica Puchov Ilava Dubnica nad Vahom Nemsova Trencin Nove Mesto nad Vahom Piestany Hlohovec Sered Saľa Kolarovo and Komarno VahThe Vah near Piestany The current and watershed of the Vah from its Cierny Vah Southern and Biely Vah Northern sources until it enters the Danube magenta LocationCountrySlovakiaPhysical characteristicsSourceCierny Vah locationKraľova hoľa Nizke Tatry2nd sourceBiely Vah locationVazecka dolina Vysoke TatryMouthDanube River locationKomarno elevation106 5 m 349 ft Length403 km 250 mi Basin size15 075 km2 5 820 sq mi Discharge average196 m3 s 6 900 cu ft s minimum22 3 m3 s 790 cu ft s maximum1 825 m3 s 64 400 cu ft s Basin featuresProgressionDanube Black Sea Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksEtymology editThe name is of Germanic or Slavic origin It could be derived from old Germanic wȃg stream or proto Slavic vag vaga pole stick carved branch referring to reinforced riverbanks Several Slavic river names with a similar motivation exist but pre Slavic origin of larger rivers in Slovakia is assumed in general 5 The earliest mentions are flumen Vvaga 1111 and aqua Vvac 1113 5 Geography editA left tributary of the Danube river the Vah is 406 kilometres 252 mi long including its Cierny Vah branch Its two sources the Biely Vah White Vah and the Cierny Vah Black Vah are located in the Vysoke Tatry High Tatras and Nizke Tatry Low Tatra mountains respectively and it flows over northern and western Slovakia and finally feeds into the Danube near Komarno The left tributaries are Demanovka Revuca Ľubochnianka Turiec Rajcanka and Nitra rivers and the right tributaries are Bela Orava Varinka Kysuca Biela voda Vlara Dubova Dudvah and Maly Dunaj rivers In late medieval time it was a property of Stibor of Stiboricz and his son Stibor of Beckov of the Clan of Ostoja later passing to Maurice Benyovszky as a gift of Maria Theresa It includes canals artificial dams Cierny Vah Liptovska Mara Besenova Krpeľany Zilina Hricov Nosice Sĺnava Madunice Kraľova and Selice and 16 hydropower stations whose construction started in the 1930s and increased after World War II The main Slovak limited access motorway is along the Vah Bratislava Trencin Povazska Bystrica Zilina and Ruzomberok Poprad as well as the main railway Bratislava Zilina Kosice References edit The Cambridge Ancient History Cambridge University Press 1970 ISBN 0 521 26335 2 Kocsis Karoly 2001 Towns in Slovakia with absolute Hungarian majority Ethnic Geography of the Hungarian Minorities in the Carpathian p 73 ISBN 1 931313 75 X Retrieved 2008 07 02 Felbermann Louis 1892 Hungary and Its People Retrieved 2008 07 02 Wag w Slowniku geograficznym Krolestwa Polskiego i innych krajow slowianskich in Geographical Dictionary of Polish Kingdom and other Slavic countries a b Krsko Jaromir 2009 Praslovanske apelativa ako motivanty hydronym povodia Vahu PDF Slavica Slovaca in Slovak 1 12 Sources editRural Development Programme of the SR 2007 2013External links edit nbsp Media related to Vah at Wikimedia Commons 47 55 N 18 01 E 47 917 N 18 017 E 47 917 18 017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vah amp oldid 1126850138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
