Rajčanka

River

Rajčanka
River near Porúbka
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Strážovské vrchy

Mouth
• location	Váh in Žilina
• coordinates	49°14′07″N 18°42′31″E / 49.2352°N 18.7085°E / 49.2352; 18.7085
Length	46.6 km (29.0 mi)
Basin size	359 km² (139 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Váh→ Danube→ Black Sea

Rajčanka or Rajčianka (Hungarian: Rajcsánka) is a river in northern Slovakia springing in Strážovské vrchy near Čičmany and pouring into Váh in Žilina. It is 46.6 km (29.0 mi) long and its basin size is 359 km² (139 sq mi).^[1]

It forms the border of Lúčanská Malá Fatra Mountains and of Strážovské vrchy. 32 km of its length are navigable.

Cities along its course are: Rajec, Rajecké Teplice, Žilina.

Names and etymology

The original name of the river was Lietava, later Žilinka and only after the founding of Rajec (the 14th century) also Rajčanka^[2] (see also Etymology of Rajec).

References

^ Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Váhu, p. 72
^ Krško, Jaromír (2011). Hydronymia horného povodia Váhu [Hydronymy of the Upper Váh Basin] (in Slovak). Banská Bystrica: Univerzita Mateja Bela. p. 125.

Hydrography of Slovakia

Rivers

Black Sea basin

Danube basin	Danube Hron Sikenica [sk] Slatina Ipeľ Štiavnica Morava Malina [sk] Myjava Rudava Váh Bebrava Belá Blava Čierna voda Dudváh Krupinica [sk] Kysuca Little Danube Nitra Nitrica [sk] Orava Rajčanka Turiec Žitava
Tisa basin	Tisa Bodrog Cirocha Laborec Latorica Muráň [sk] Ondava Topľa Uzh Slaná Blh [sk] Bodva Ida Hnilec Hornád Olšava [sk] Rimava Svinka [sk] Torysa Turiec

Baltic Sea basin

Vistula basin	Dunajec Poprad

Lakes

Tarns in Tatra Mountains	Veľké Hincovo pleso Štrbské Pleso Popradské pleso
Other natural lakes	Morské oko Izra

Reservoirs

Váh basin	Bešeňová [sk] Čierny Váh [sk] Hričov [sk] Kráľová [sk] Krpeľany [sk] Liptovská Mara Nosice [sk] Nová Bystrica [sk] Orava Sĺňava [sk] Žilina [sk]
Other	Gabčíkovo Dam Ružín [sk] Starina Veľká Domaša Zemplínska Šírava