Hornád

"Hornad" redirects here. For the temple town in India, see Horanadu.

The Hornád (Slovak, pronounced [ˈɦɔrnaːt]) or Hernád (Hungarian, pronounced [ˈhɛrnaːd]) is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary.

The Hernád river at Gibárt, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary

Hornád Hernád
The gorge of Hornád river in Slovak Paradise
Current and watershed of the Hornád River in Slovakia and Hungary
Location
Countries	Slovakia and Hungary
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Kráľova hoľa hill
Mouth
• location	Sajó
• coordinates	47.9903°N 20.9296°E / 47.9903; 20.9296
Length	286 km (178 mi)
Basin size	5,436 km2 (2,099 sq mi) 5,413.5 km2 (2,090.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Confluence of Sajó
• average	32.16 m3/s (1,136 cu ft/s) 38.555 m3/s (1,361.6 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Progression	Sajó→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• right	Hnilec

It is a tributary to the river Slaná (Sajo). The source of the Hornád is the eastern slopes of Kráľova hoľa hill, south of Šuňava.^[3]

The river is 286 km long, with 178 km located in Slovakia, and the remaining 108 km in Hungary.^[4]

Cities along its course are Spišská Nová Ves and Košice, both in Slovakia. It flows into the river Sajó (Slovak Slaná) southeast of Miskolc.^[3]

Along the river are a series of six separate limestone rocky cliffs and steep slopes, which collectively make up the Site of Community Importance 'Hornádske vápence'.^[5]