Zalău River
| Zalău River | |
| River | |
| Countries | Romania |
|---|---|
| Counties | Sălaj County |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Valea Miții, Panic, Valea Recii, Badon, Sărmaș, Mociar, Csako, Bocșel, Siciu, Ilișua |
| - right | Râpoasa, Guruslău |
| Villages | Zalău, Hereclean, Badon, Borla, Bocşa, Sălăjeni, Câmpia, Lompirt, Sărmăşag |
| Mouth | Crasna |
| - location | Sărmăşag |
| Official River Code | II.2.17 |
The Zalău River is a tributary of the Crasna River in Romania.
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]
Notes
References
- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
- Trasee turistice județul Sălaj