Zalău River

Zalău River
River
Countries	Romania
Counties	Sălaj County
Villages	Zalău, Hereclean, Badon, Borla, Bocșa, Sălăjeni, Câmpia, Lompirt, Sărmășag
Mouth	Crasna
- location	Sărmăşag
- coordinates	47°20′26″N 22°48′49″E / 47.3406°N 22.8136°ECoordinates: 47°20′26″N 22°48′49″E / 47.3406°N 22.8136°E
Progression	Crasna→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Zalău is a right tributary of the river Crasna in northwestern Romania. It flows through the town Zalău. It discharges into the Crasna in Sărmășag.

Hydronymy

There are several hypotheses which have been made regarding the origin of the river's name (or of the town with the same name located on the upper reach of the river:

• the name is derived from the word "silaj", meaning belt in the language spoken by the Eurasian Avars
• the name is derived from the expression "sil es agz", meaning bed of elm trees in Hungarian
• the name is a Hungarian transcription of the "Zillenmarkt", the German name of Zalău city.^[1]

Tributaries

The tributaries of the Zalău are:

• left: Valea Miții, Panic, Valea Recii, Badon, Sărmaș, Mociar, Csako, Bocșel, Siciu, Ilișua
• right: Râpoasa, Guruslău

Notes

1. Municipiul Zalău

References

• Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
• Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
• Trasee turistice județul Sălaj

Maps

• Harta interactivă a județului Sălaj