Moldova (river)

Moldova
Moldova
	The Moldova near Gura Humorului
	Course of the Moldova (pink) in Romania
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Suceava, Iași, Neamț
Towns	Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Roman
Physical characteristics
Source	Obcina Feredeu Mountains
Mouth	Siret
• location	near Roman
• coordinates	46°54′11″N 26°58′09″E / 46.90306°N 26.96917°E
Length	213 km (132 mi)
Basin size	4,299 km2 (1,660 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	*
• average	32 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Siret→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Moldovița
• right	Neamț

The Moldova (Romanian: Moldova, pronounced [molˈdova] ^ⓘ, German: Moldau) is a river in Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia. It is a right tributary of the river Siret.^[1]^[2]^[3] The river rises from the Obcina Feredeu Mountains of Bukovina in Suceava County and joins the Siret in Cotu Vameș, east of the city of Roman in Neamț County.^[4] The total length of the Moldova from its source to its confluence with the Siret is 213 km (132 mi).^[2]^[5]^[6] Its basin area is 4,299 km² (1,660 sq mi).^[2]^[5]^[6]

The river gave its name to the Principality of Moldavia, whose first capital, Târgul Moldovei (now Baia), is on the Moldova River. The etymology of the name is disputed.

^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 901–902.
^ ^a ^b ^c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 376–384. OCLC 895459847. River code: XII.1.40
^ Ovidiu Gabor - "Economic Mechanism in Water Management" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2009., map page 10
^ Moldova, e-calauza.ro
^ ^a ^b Planul de management al spațiului hidrografic Siret, Administrația Națională Apele Române, page 17
^ ^a ^b 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13

[RO_Annex7901-902-1] "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 901–902.

[RO_Atlas376-384XII.1.40-2] Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 376–384. OCLC 895459847. River code: XII.1.40

[3] Ovidiu Gabor - "Economic Mechanism in Water Management" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2009., map page 10

[4] Moldova, e-calauza.ro

[rowater-5] Planul de management al spațiului hidrografic Siret, Administrația Națională Apele Române, page 17

[yearbook-6] 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13

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