Gurghiu River
Encyclopedia
The Gurghiu is a river in the Gurghiu Mountains
, Mureş County
, northern Romania
. It is a left tributary
of the river Mureş
. It flows through the municipalities Ibăneşti
, Hodac
, Gurghiu
and Solovăstru
, and joins the Mureş in the town Reghin. It is fed by several smaller streams, including Lăpuşna, Orşova, Secuş, Fâncel, Sebeş, Şirod, Tireu, Isticeu, Caşva and Valea Glăjăriei.
Gurghiu Mountains
thumb|right|300px|Carpathian Mountains in Romania. Gurghiu Mountains are to the north of the center of this image.The Gurghiu Mountains are a range in the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Eastern Carpathians, Romania, in the Transylvania region.The mountains are relatively low, but well-wooded...
, Mureş County
Mures County
Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....
, northern Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It is a left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the river Mureş
Mures River
The Mureș is an approximately 761 km long river in Eastern Europe. It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, and joins the Tisza river at Szeged in southeastern Hungary....
. It flows through the municipalities Ibăneşti
Ibanesti, Mures
Ibăneşti is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Blidireasa , Brădeţelu , Dulcea , Ibăneşti, Ibăneşti-Pădure , Lăpuşna , Pârâu Mare , Tireu , Tisieu and Zimţi .At the 2002 census, 99.6% of...
, Hodac
Hodac
Hodac is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Arşiţa, Bicaşu, Dubiştea de Pădure, Hodac, Mirigioaia, Toaca and Uricea.- See also :* List of Hungarian exonyms...
, Gurghiu
Gurghiu, Mures
Gurghiu is is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Adrian, Caşva, Comori, Fundoaia, Glăjărie, Gurghiu, Larga, Orşova, Orşova-Pădure and Păuloaia.- See also :* List of Hungarian exonyms...
and Solovăstru
Solovastru
Solovăstru is a commune in Mureş County, Romania that is composed of two villages, Jabeniţa and Solovăstru. It has a population of 2,847: 94% Romanians, 5% Roma and 1% Hungarians.- See also :* List of Hungarian exonyms...
, and joins the Mureş in the town Reghin. It is fed by several smaller streams, including Lăpuşna, Orşova, Secuş, Fâncel, Sebeş, Şirod, Tireu, Isticeu, Caşva and Valea Glăjăriei.