# Zagyva

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zagyva
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zagyva.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagyva
> Source revision: 1344961562
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Infobox river
| name              = Zagyva
| image             = Zagyva2.jpg
| image_caption     = The Zagyva near Szolnok
| map               = Zagyva.png
| source1           = [Nógrád County](/source/N%C3%B3gr%C3%A1d_County)
| source1_elevation = 
| mouth_location    = [Tisza](/source/Tisza) in [Szolnok](/source/Szolnok) 
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|47.1724|20.2023|display=inline,title}}
| progression       = {{RTisza}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [Hungary](/source/Hungary)
| length            = {{convert|179|km|abbr=on}}
| tributaries_left  = 
| tributaries_right = [Galga](/source/Galga)
| basin_size        = {{convert|5677|km2|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg    = {{convert|9|m3/s|abbr=on}}
}}
thumb|left|250px|The Zagyva meets the Tisza River in Szolnok.
The '''Zagyva''' is a [river](/source/river) in [Hungary](/source/Hungary). This 179&nbsp;km long river drains a basin of 5,677&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. The source is near [Salgótarján](/source/Salg%C3%B3tarj%C3%A1n) in [Nógrád](/source/N%C3%B3gr%C3%A1d) county. It flows through the towns of [Bátonyterenye](/source/B%C3%A1tonyterenye), [Pásztó](/source/P%C3%A1szt%C3%B3), [Hatvan](/source/Hatvan) and [Jászberény](/source/J%C3%A1szber%C3%A9ny) and flows into the [Tisza](/source/Tisza) at [Szolnok](/source/Szolnok). Average discharge at Szolnok is 9 m<sup>3</sup>/s. The Zagyva is the longest river in Hungary that has both its source and its confluence within the country's borders.

==Etymology==
The name comes from [Slavic](/source/Slavic_languages) ''sadjati'': to settle (sediments). ''*Sadzava'': a river that carries many sediments, see i.e. [Czech](/source/Czech_Republic) [Sázava](/source/S%C3%A1zava_(river)).<ref name="varsik">{{cite book |last=Varsik |first=Branislav |title=Slovanské (slovenské) názvy riek na Slovensku a ich prevzatie Maďarmi v 10.-12. storočí|location=Bratislava|page=82|publisher=Slovenská akadémia vied |year=1990 |language=Slovak| ISBN=80-224-0163-3}}</ref>

In Hungarian, the name means 'muddled' (''zagyvál(ni)'': 'to muddle').<ref>{{Citation |title=zagyvál |date=2021-10-28 |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=zagyv%C3%A1l&oldid=64460696 |work=Wiktionary |language=en |access-date=2022-09-22}}</ref>

==Tributaries==

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Zagyva (from source to mouth):

*Left: [Iványi](/source/Iv%C3%A1nyi_(river)), [Mindszenti](/source/Mindszenti), [Galya](/source/Galya), [Lengyendi](/source/Lengyendi), [Kecskés](/source/Kecsk%C3%A9s_(river))
*Right: [Galga](/source/Galga)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category|Zagyva}}

Category:Rivers of Nógrád County

{{Hungary-river-stub}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Zagyva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagyva) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagyva?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.