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Hernád River

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Hornád

Hernád River, river in Hungary and Slovakia that rises on the northern slope of the Low Tatra (Nízké Tatry) mountains in Slovakia and flows east and south to join the Sajo, a tributary of the Tisza, after a course of 165 miles (265 km).

This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Albert.