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The Váh (; ; ) is the longest river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 entirely in Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
. A left tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Danube
Danube

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
 river, the Váh is 406 km long, including its Cierny Váh branch. Its two sources, the Biely Váh (White Váh) and the Cierny Váh (Black Váh), are located in the High Tatras
High Tatras

High Tatras or High Tatra are a mountain range on the borders between Slovakia and Poland. They are a part of the Eastern Tatras Mountains....
 and Low Tatra
Low Tatra

The Low Tatras or Low Tatra is a mountain range in central Slovakia. It is located south of the High Tatras, from which it is separated by the valley of the V?h River....
 mountains, respectively, and it flows over northern and western Slovakia and finally pours into the Danube near Komárno
Komárno

Kom?rno is a town in Slovakia at the Danube and the V?h rivers. Kom?rno is the larger part of the former town of the Kingdom of Hungary situated on both banks of the Danube....
. The left tributaries are Demänovka, Revúca, Lubochnianka, Turiec
Turiec River (Váh)

The Turiec is a river in north-western Slovakia. It is a tributary to the V?h, into which it flows near the town of Martin, Slovakia. Its source is in the Velk? Fatra Mountains. The Turiec county is named after this river....
, Rajcanka
Rajcanka

Rajcanka or Rajcianka is a 47,5 km long river in northern Slovakia springing in Str?ovsk? vrchy near Cicmany and pouring into V?h in ?ilina....
 and Nitra
Nitra River

The Nitra is a 197 km long river in western Slovakia. It flows into the Vah river close to its confluence with the Danube in Kom?rno. Its source is in the Mal? Fatra mountains north of Prievidza....
 rivers and the right tributaries are Belá
Belá River

The Bel? is a river in northern Slovakia. It is a right tributary to the V?h, into which it flows in the town of Liptovsk? Hr?dok. Its two sources, Tich? potok and K?provsk? potok are in the High Tatra mountains, which have confluence near Podbansk?, part of the Vysok? Tatry town....
, Orava
Orava River

Orava is the name of a 60.9 km long river in north-western Slovakia passing through a picturesque country, in the Orava . Its source is nowadays the Orava whose waters flooded the confluence of Biela Orava and Cierna Orava in 1953....
, Varínka, Kysuca, Biela voda, Vlára, Dubová, Dudváh
Dudváh

Dudv?h is a lowland river in western Slovakia. It is 97 km long, with a basin of 1,507 km?, and with a flow of 1.3 m?/s near the village of Siladice....
 and Malý Dunaj rivers.

It includes canals, artificial dams (Cierny Váh, Liptovská Mara
Liptovská Mara

Liptovsk? Mara is a reservoir in northern Slovakia, on the V?h river near Liptovsk? Mikul?, in the Liptov region. The dam is named after one of the inundated villages....
, Bešenová, Krpelany, Žilina, Hricov, Nosice, Slnava, Madunice, Králová and Selice) and 16 hydropower stations, whose construction started in the 1930s and increased after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
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The Váh (; ; ) is the longest river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 entirely in Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
. A left tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Danube
Danube

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
 river, the Váh is 406 km long, including its Cierny Váh branch. Its two sources, the Biely Váh (White Váh) and the Cierny Váh (Black Váh), are located in the High Tatras
High Tatras

High Tatras or High Tatra are a mountain range on the borders between Slovakia and Poland. They are a part of the Eastern Tatras Mountains....
 and Low Tatra
Low Tatra

The Low Tatras or Low Tatra is a mountain range in central Slovakia. It is located south of the High Tatras, from which it is separated by the valley of the V?h River....
 mountains, respectively, and it flows over northern and western Slovakia and finally pours into the Danube near Komárno
Komárno

Kom?rno is a town in Slovakia at the Danube and the V?h rivers. Kom?rno is the larger part of the former town of the Kingdom of Hungary situated on both banks of the Danube....
. The left tributaries are Demänovka, Revúca, Lubochnianka, Turiec
Turiec River (Váh)

The Turiec is a river in north-western Slovakia. It is a tributary to the V?h, into which it flows near the town of Martin, Slovakia. Its source is in the Velk? Fatra Mountains. The Turiec county is named after this river....
, Rajcanka
Rajcanka

Rajcanka or Rajcianka is a 47,5 km long river in northern Slovakia springing in Str?ovsk? vrchy near Cicmany and pouring into V?h in ?ilina....
 and Nitra
Nitra River

The Nitra is a 197 km long river in western Slovakia. It flows into the Vah river close to its confluence with the Danube in Kom?rno. Its source is in the Mal? Fatra mountains north of Prievidza....
 rivers and the right tributaries are Belá
Belá River

The Bel? is a river in northern Slovakia. It is a right tributary to the V?h, into which it flows in the town of Liptovsk? Hr?dok. Its two sources, Tich? potok and K?provsk? potok are in the High Tatra mountains, which have confluence near Podbansk?, part of the Vysok? Tatry town....
, Orava
Orava River

Orava is the name of a 60.9 km long river in north-western Slovakia passing through a picturesque country, in the Orava . Its source is nowadays the Orava whose waters flooded the confluence of Biela Orava and Cierna Orava in 1953....
, Varínka, Kysuca, Biela voda, Vlára, Dubová, Dudváh
Dudváh

Dudv?h is a lowland river in western Slovakia. It is 97 km long, with a basin of 1,507 km?, and with a flow of 1.3 m?/s near the village of Siladice....
 and Malý Dunaj rivers.

It includes canals, artificial dams (Cierny Váh, Liptovská Mara
Liptovská Mara

Liptovsk? Mara is a reservoir in northern Slovakia, on the V?h river near Liptovsk? Mikul?, in the Liptov region. The dam is named after one of the inundated villages....
, Bešenová, Krpelany, Žilina, Hricov, Nosice, Slnava, Madunice, Králová and Selice) and 16 hydropower stations, whose construction started in the 1930s and increased after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. The main Slovak limited-access motorway is situated along the Váh (Bratislava
Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 427,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River....
 - Trencín
Trencín

Trenc?n is a List of towns in Slovakia in western Slovakia of the central V?h River valley near the Czech Republic border, around from Bratislava....
 - Považská Bystrica
Považská Bystrica

Pova?sk? Bystrica is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the V?h river, around 30 km from the city of ?ilina....
 - Žilina
Žilina

?ilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of around 85,000, an important industrial centre, the largest city on the V?h river, and the seat of a kraj and of an okres ....
 and Ružomberok
Ružomberok

Ru?omberok is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of around 30,000....
 - Poprad
Poprad

Poprad is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains. It is the biggest town of the Spi? region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia....
), as well as the main railway Bratislava
Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 427,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River....
 - Žilina
Žilina

?ilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of around 85,000, an important industrial centre, the largest city on the V?h river, and the seat of a kraj and of an okres ....
 - Košice
Košice

Ko?ice Being the economic and cultural centre of eastern Slovakia, Ko?ice is the seat of the Ko?ice Region and Ko?ice Self-governing Region, the Slovak Constitutional Court of Slovakia, three universities, various dioceses, and other institutions....
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Towns on the river include Liptovský Hrádok
Liptovský Hrádok

Liptovsk? Hr?dok is a town in northern Slovakia, in the region of Liptov....
, Liptovský Mikuláš
Liptovský Mikuláš

Liptovsk? Mikul? is a town in northern Slovakia, on the V?h River. It lies in the Liptov region, in Podtatransk? kotlina near the Low Tatra and Tatra mountains....
, Ružomberok
Ružomberok

Ru?omberok is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of around 30,000....
, Vrútky
Vrútky

Vr?tky is a town in northern Slovakia, close to the town of Martin, Slovakia. It lies in the historic Turiec region....
, Žilina
Žilina

?ilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of around 85,000, an important industrial centre, the largest city on the V?h river, and the seat of a kraj and of an okres ....
, Bytca
Bytca

Bytca is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located at the V?h river near the cities of ?ilina and Pova?sk? Bystrica....
, Považská Bystrica
Považská Bystrica

Pova?sk? Bystrica is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the V?h river, around 30 km from the city of ?ilina....
, Púchov
Púchov

P?chov is an industrial town in the centre of P?chov District in Slovakia, with a population close to 20,000....
, Ilava
Ilava

Ilava is a town in the Trenc?n Region, northwestern Slovakia....
, Dubnica nad Váhom
Dubnica nad Váhom

Dubnica nad V?hom is a town in the Ilava District, Trenc?n Region in Slovakia....
, Nemšová
Nemšová

Nem?ov? is a town in the Trenc?n District, Trenc?n Region in northwestern Slovakia....
, Trencín
Trencín

Trenc?n is a List of towns in Slovakia in western Slovakia of the central V?h River valley near the Czech Republic border, around from Bratislava....
, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
Nové Mesto nad Váhom

Nov? Mesto nad V?hom is a town in the Trenc?n Region of Slovakia....
, Pieštany
Pieštany

Pie?tany is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its Pie?tany District....
, Hlohovec
Hlohovec

Hlohovec is a town in southwestern Slovakia, with a population of 23,029. Geografia Cez mesto tecie rieka V?h.Hlohovec je stred medzi mestamiTrnava a Nitra,a nach?dza sa pri k?peloch Pie?tany.Je v nadmorskej v??ke 146 metrov nad morom a m? rozlohu 69,14 kilometrov ?tvorcov?ch....
, Sered
Sered

Sered is a town in southern Slovakia near Trnava. on the right bank of the V?h River in the Danubian Lowland. It has 17,406 inhabitants and is the largest settlement of the Galanta District....
, Šala
Šala

?ala is a town in south-western Slovakia....
, Kolárovo
Kolárovo

Kol?rovo is a town in the south of Slovakia near the town of Kom?rno. It is an agricultural center with 11,000 inhabitants....
 and Komárno
Komárno

Kom?rno is a town in Slovakia at the Danube and the V?h rivers. Kom?rno is the larger part of the former town of the Kingdom of Hungary situated on both banks of the Danube....
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