Târnava Mare

The Târnava Mare ("Great Târnava"; Hungarian: Nagy-Küküllő; German: Große Kokel) is a river in Romania.[1][2] Its total length is 223 km (139 mi) and its basin size is 3,666 km2 (1,415 sq mi).[2][3] Its source is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the sources of the Mureș and Olt in Harghita County. It flows through the Romanian counties of Harghita, Mureș, Sibiu, and Alba. The cities of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighișoara, and Mediaș lie on the Târnava Mare. It joins the Târnava Mică in Blaj, forming the Târnava.

For the former administrative subdivision of Romania, see Târnava-Mare County.
Târnava Mare
Nagy-Küküllő, Große Kokel
The Târnava Mare near Blaj
Location
CountryRomania
CountiesHarghita, Mureș, Sibiu, Alba
TownsOdorheiu Secuiesc, Sighișoara, Mediaș, Blaj
Physical characteristics
SourceGurghiu Mountains
 • elevation1,455 m (4,774 ft)
MouthTârnava
 • location
Blaj
 • coordinates
46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E
Length223 km (139 mi)
Basin size3,666 km2 (1,415 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • location*
 • average14.5 m3/s (510 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionTârnava→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftȘaeș, Vișa
 • rightFeernic

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Târnava Mare, from source to mouth: Subcetate, Zetea, Brădești, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Feliceni, Mugeni, Porumbeni, Cristuru Secuiesc, Secuieni, Sighișoara, Daneș, Dumbrăveni, Dârlos, Mediaș, Copșa Mică, Micăsasa, Valea Lungă, Blaj.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Târnava Mare (from source to mouth):[2]

Left: Chiuveș, Vărșag, Șicasău, Pârâul Băutor, Deșag, Brădești, Gorom, Hodoș, Mugeni, Pârâul Caprelor, Scroafa, Pârâul Cărbunarilor, Daia, Șapartoc, Valea Dracului, Vâlcăndorf, Șaeș, Criș, Laslea, Valchid, Biertan, Ațel, Valea Mare, Buzd, Moșna, Ighiș, Vorumloc, Vișa, Șeica, Soroștin, Cenade, Spătac, Veza

Right: Tartod, Creanga Mică, Pârâul Rece, Senced, Busniac, Pârâul Sărat, Cireșeni, Beta, Tăietura, Fâneața Îngustă, Feernic, Goagiu, Eliseni, Rogoz, Valea Morii, Prod, Fântâna Veteului, Giacăș, Șmig, Curciu, Păucea, Chesler, Valea Lungă

Târnava Mare SCI

The dry grassland habitat beside the river is now part of a (SCI) Site of Community Importance.[4]

References
  1. "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 337–340.
  2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 156–164. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.96
  3. 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13
  4. Šeffer, Jan (15 December 2013). "CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN" (PDF). fundatia-adept.org. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  • Trasee turistice - județul Alba
  • Trasee turistice - județul Harghita
  • Trasee turistice - județul Mureș
  • Trasee turistice - județul Sibiu
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