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The Vișeu () in northern Romania is a left tributary of the river Tisza. Its source is in the Rodna Mountains. It passes through the following villages, communes and cities: Borșa (city), Moisei (commune), Vișeu de Sus (city), Vișeu de Jos (commune), Leordina (commune), Petrova (commune), Bistra (village), Valea Vișeului (village). In Valea Vișeului village, the river flows into the Tisza. Its length is . Its drainage basin covers an area of .

Key facts

River.name
Vișeu
River.image
Vişeu River.jpg
River.map
Raul Viseu.png
River.map_caption
Vișeu in Romania
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Romania
River.subdivision_type2
Counties
River.subdivision_name2
Maramureș
River.subdivision_type3
Towns
River.subdivision_name3
Borșa, Vișeu de Sus
River.discharge1_location
Near mouth
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(Period: 1971–2000)
River.source1_location
Rodna Mountains, Prislop Pass
River.mouth
Tisza
River.mouth_location
Valea Vișeului
River.tributaries_right
Vaser, Ruscova

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Encyclopedic overview

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The Vișeu () in northern Romania is a left tributary of the river Tisza. Its source is in the Rodna Mountains. It passes through the following villages, communes and cities: Borșa (city), Moisei (commune), Vișeu de Sus (city), Vișeu de Jos (commune), Leordina (commune), Petrova (commune), Bistra (village), Valea Vișeului (village). In Valea Vișeului village, the river flows into the Tisza. Its length is . Its drainage basin covers an area of .

==Tributaries== The following rivers are tributaries to the river Vișeu (from source to mouth):

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vișeu River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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