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Topľa (, ) is a river in eastern Slovakia and right tributary of the Ondava. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It rises in the Čergov mountains, flows through Ondava Highlands, Beskidian Piedmont, Eastern Slovak Hills and Eastern Slovak Flat and flows into the Ondava in the cadastral area of Parchovany. It flows through the towns of Bardejov, Giraltovce, Hanušovce nad Topľou and Vranov nad Topľou.

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River.name
Topľa
River.source1_location
Čergov mountains
River.mouth_location
Ondava at Parchovany
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Slovakia
River.length_km
131.4
River.basin_size_km2
1544

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Malcov Topla 15.08.08 p.jpg
Length
129.8
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Topľa
watershed area
1544
discharge
8.3
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Topľa (, ) is a river in eastern Slovakia and right tributary of the Ondava. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It rises in the Čergov mountains, flows through Ondava Highlands, Beskidian Piedmont, Eastern Slovak Hills and Eastern Slovak Flat and flows into the Ondava in the cadastral area of Parchovany. It flows through the towns of Bardejov, Giraltovce, Hanušovce nad Topľou and Vranov nad Topľou.

==Etymology== The name come from Slavic (Slovak) Teplá: warm (river). The name was adopted by Hungarians and then it was adopted back (in the modified form) by Slovaks, probably in the 13th century.

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