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The Hron (; ; ; ) is a long left tributary of the Danube and the second-longest river in Slovakia. It flows from its source in the Low Tatra Mountains (below Kráľova hoľa) through central and southern Slovakia, emptying into the Danube near Štúrovo and Esztergom. Major cities and towns on the Hron are Brezno, Banská Bystrica, Sliač, Zvolen, Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Nová Baňa, Tlmače, Levice, Želiezovce, and Štúrovo.

Key facts

River.name
Hron
River.image
Rieka hron starytekov.jpg
River.image_caption
The Hron near Starý Tekov
River.map_caption
Current and watershed of the Hron River in Slovakia
River.mapframe
yes
River.mapframe zoom
7
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Slovakia
River.subdivision_type3
Region
River.subdivision_name3
Banská Bystrica, Nitra
River.source1
Hron
River.source1_location
Kráľova hoľa near Telgárt
River.mouth
Danube
River.mouth_location
Kamenica nad Hronom, Nitra Region
River.tributaries_left
Slatina
River.tributaries_right
Zákruty

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Hron
Image
Brusno, Hron 20230415.jpg
Length
298
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native label
Hron
discharge
53.7
Commons category
Hron
watershed area
5454.56
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The Hron (; ; ; ) is a long left tributary of the Danube and the second-longest river in Slovakia. It flows from its source in the Low Tatra Mountains (below Kráľova hoľa) through central and southern Slovakia, emptying into the Danube near Štúrovo and Esztergom. Major cities and towns on the Hron are Brezno, Banská Bystrica, Sliač, Zvolen, Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Nová Baňa, Tlmače, Levice, Želiezovce, and Štúrovo.

The river's basin covers , which is approximately 11 percent of Slovakia's territory.

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