Târnava River
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The Târnava is a river in Romania, tributary to the river Mureş. It is formed by the confluence of the rivers Târnava Mare ("Big Târnava") and Târnava Mică ("Small Târnava") in the town of Blaj. The Târnava flows into the Mureş after 28 km, near the town of Teiuş. The Târnava and its source rivers lie completely within Romania.
The source of the Târnava Mare is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the sources of the rivers Mureş and Olt in the Romanian county of Harghita. It flows through the Romanian counties of Harghita, Mureş, Sibiu and Alba. The cities of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighişoara and Mediaş lie on the Târnava Mare.
The source of the Târnava Mică is also in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, in the Romanian county Harghita. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Mureş and Alba, more or less parallel to and north from the Târnava Mare. The cities of Sovata and Târnăveni lie on the Târnava Mică.
Owing to the multi-ethnic character of Transylvania, the Târnava has been known by different names throughout history. The Magyars and Szeklers know the Târnava in Hungarian as the Küküllő, the Târnava Mare as the Nagy-Küküllő, and the Târnava Mică as the Kis-Küküllő. The Transylvanian Saxons know the Târnava in German as the Kokel, the Târnava Mare as the Große Kokel, and the Târnava Mică as the Kleine Kokel.
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