Hron
The Hron is a 271-kilometre long left tributary of the Danube and the second-longest river in Slovakia. It flows from its source in the Low Tatra Mountains through central and southern Slovakia, emptying into the Danube near Štúrovo and Esztergom.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Slovakia
- Also known as: “Gran”, “Granus”, “Hroni jõgi”, “Χρον”, “Грон (річка)”, “Река Хрон”, and “نهر هورن”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Primatial Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed Into Heaven and St Adalbert and Mária Valéria Bridge.
Primatial Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed Into Heaven and St Adalbert
Church
Mária Valéria Bridge
Bridge
Christian Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamenica nad Hronom and Solva.
Kamenica nad Hronom
Village
Photo: Villy, Public domain.Štúrovo
Town
Hron
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.81825° or 47° 49′ 6″ north
Longitude
18.74107° or 18° 44′ 28″ east
Elevation
102 metres (335 feet)
Open location code
8FVWRP9R+8C
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Hron” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر هرون”
- Armenian: “Հրոն”
- Asturian: “Ríu Hron”
- Azerbaijani: “Qron çayı”
- Basque: “Hron”
- Belarusian: “Грон”
- Belarusian: “Рака Грон”
- Bosnian: “Hron”
- Bulgarian: “Хрон”
- Catalan: “Hron”
- Cebuano: “Hron”
- Chinese: “赫龍河”
- Chinese: “赫龙河”
- Croatian: “Hron”
- Czech: “Hron”
- Danish: “Hron”
- Dutch: “Hron”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هرون”
- Esperanto: “Hron”
- Estonian: “Hron”
- Finnish: “Hron”
- French: “Hron”
- Georgian: “ჰრონი”
- German: “Hron”
- Greek: “Γράνος”
- Hebrew: “הרון”
- Hebrew: “חרון”
- Hungarian: “Garam”
- Indonesian: “Hron”
- Irish: “Hron”
- Italian: “Hron”
- Japanese: “フロン川”
- Korean: “흐론강”
- Ladin: “Hron”
- Latvian: “Hrona”
- Limburgan: “Hron”
- Lithuanian: “Hronas”
- Mingrelian: “ჰრონი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hron”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hron”
- Norwegian: “Hron”
- Persian: “رودخانه هرون”
- Polish: “Hron”
- Portuguese: “Rio Hron”
- Romanian: “Hron”
- Romanian: “Râul Hron”
- Russian: “Грон”
- Rusyn: “Грон”
- Serbian: “Hron”
- Serbian: “Хрон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hron”
- Slovak: “Hron”
- Slovenian: “Hron”
- Spanish: “Río Hron”
- Swedish: “Hron”
- Turkish: “Hron Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Грон”
- Upper Sorbian: “Hron”
- Venetian: “Fiume Hron”
- Western Panjabi: “ہرون”
- “Hron”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Szentjánoskúti Dűlő and Előhegy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Elő-hegy and Sípoló-hegy.
Slovakia: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Bratislava and Košice.
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