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Also known as Ipeľ

The Ipeľ (Slovak; ) or Ipoly (Hungarian) (German: Eipel, archaic Slovak: Jupoľ, Latin: Bolia) is a 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 the Slovakia-Hungary border, and then southwest, west, and again south along the border until it flows into the Danube near Szob.

Key facts

River.name
Ipeľ
River.image
Ipoly folyó Ipolyságnál.jpg
River.image_caption
Ipeľ river near Šahy
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Current and watershed of the Ipeľ River in Slovakia and Hungary
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Countries
River.subdivision_name1
Slovakia and Hungary
River.discharge1_location
mouth
River.source1_location
Lom nad Rimavicou, Slovakia
River.mouth
Danube River
River.mouth_location
Chľaba/Szob
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Tisovník, Krtíš, Krupinica, Štiavnica
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Progression

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Wikidata facts

Image
Ipoly folyó Ipolyságnál.jpg
Length
233
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Commons category
Ipoly
watershed area
5151
discharge
21.0
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  • Notes and references

The Ipeľ (Slovak; ) or Ipoly (Hungarian) (German: Eipel, archaic Slovak: Jupoľ, Latin: Bolia) is a 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 the Slovakia-Hungary 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.

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