Ipeľ

LocationCountriesSlovakia and HungaryPhysical characteristicsSource  • locationLom nad Rimavicou, Slovakia MouthDanube RiverChľaba/Szob47°49′06″N 18°50′55″E / 47.8182°N 18.8485°E / 47.8182; 18.8485Length232 km (144 mi)Basin size5,151 km² (1,989 sq mi)Discharge  • locationmouth • average21 m³/s (740 cu ft/s) • minimum3 m³/s (110 cu ft/s) • maximum70 m³/s (2,500 cu ft/s) Basin featuresTributaries  • rightTisovník, Krtíš, Krupinica, ŠtiavnicaProgressionDanube→ Black Sea

The Ipeľ (Slovak; pronounced [ˈipeʎ]) or Ipoly (Hungarian) (German: Eipel, archaic Slovak: Jupoľ, Latin: Bolia^[1][2]) is a 232-kilometre (144 mi) long river in Slovakia and Hungary, a tributary of the Danube River. Its source is in central Slovakia in the Slovak Ore Mountains. It flows south to the Hungarian border, and then southwest, west, and again south along the border until it flows into the Danube near Szob.

The Ipeľ flows through or creates the border of the Banská Bystrica and Nitra regions in Slovakia, and Nógrád and Pest counties in Hungary.

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated on the river, in downstream order:

• Poltár (SK)
• Kalinovo (SK)
• Boľkovce (SK)
• Ipolytarnóc (HU)
• Litke (HU)
• Nógrádszakál (HU)
• Szécsény (HU)
• Balassagyarmat (HU)
• Ipolyvece (HU)
• Ipeľské Predmostie (SK)
• Šahy (SK)
• Vámosmikola (HU)
• Pastovce (SK)
• Ipolytölgyes (HU)
• Salka (SK)
• Letkés (HU)
• Ipolydamásd (HU)
• Szob (HU)

See also

• Ipoly (Ipeľ) Bridges

Notes and references