Žitava (river)

The Žitava (Hungarian: Zsitva) is a river in southern Slovakia. It is the left tributary of the river Nitra. It flows into the Nitra near Šurany. It is 65.6 km (40.8 mi) long and its basin size is 907 km² (350 sq mi).^[1]: 72 The old branch of the Žitava, Stará Žitava, branches off near Dolný Ohaj and flows into the old branch of the Nitra near Martovce.^[1]: 85

Žitava
The Žitava river near Radvaň nad Dunajom, near its former mouth to the Danube
Location
Country	Slovakia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Pohronský Inovec
Mouth	Nitra
• location	Šurany
• coordinates	48.0860°N 18.2172°E / 48.0860; 18.2172
Length	65.6 km (40.8 mi)
Basin size	907 km2 (350 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	5.05 m3/s (178 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Nitra→ Váh→ Danube→ Black Sea

Etymology

The name comes from Slavic žito: grain, corn. Žitava: probably "the river flowing through the grain fields".^[2]

See also

• Peace of Zsitvatorok (or Žitava)