Arieş River (Mureş)

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Arieş River
none The Arieş River in Turda
The Arieş River in Turda
Countries Romania
Counties Alba County,
Cluj County
Villages Mihoeşti,
Câmpeni,
Bistra,
Piţiga,
Lupşa,
Hădărău,
Lunca,
Valea Lupşii,
Muncelu,
Baia de Arieş,
Sartăş,
Brăzeşti,
Sălciua de Sus,
Sălciua de Jos,
Poşaga de Jos,
Lunca,
Vidolm,
Buru,
Moldoveneşti,
Corneşti,
Cheia
Mihai Viteazu,
Turda,
Câmpia Turzii,
Luna,
Luncani,
Gligoreşti
Length 164 km (102 mi)
Source
 - location Bihor Mountains at the junction of headwaters: Arieşul Mare and Arieşul Mic.
Mouth Mureş River
 - location Downstream of Luduş
Major tributaries
 - left Arieşul Mare,
Valea Caselor,
Bistra,
Bistrişoara,
Dobra,
Valea Caselor,
Izvorul Călugărului,
Lupşa,
Sartăş,
Sălciuţa,
Poşaga,
Valea Coşegii,
Ocoliş,
Ocolişel,
Iara,
Borzeşti,
Pârâul Muntelui,
Hăşdate,
Pordei,
Sănduleşti,
Valea Racilor,
Valea Sărată,
Pârâul Florilor,
Valea Largă
 - right Arieşul Mic,
Sohodol
Abrud,
Râul Luteştilor,
Ştefanca,
Râul Maşcanilor,
Valea Şesei,
Hermăneasa,
Cioara,
Ponor,
Huda lui Papară
Valea Morilor,
Vidolm,
Rimetea,
Nadeş,
Văleni,
Plăieşti,
Bădeni

The Arieş (Hungarian: Aranyos) is a river in Transylvania, Romania that flows through the Alba and Cluj Counties.

The source of the river is in the Bihor Mountains, part of the Apuseni Mountains. The Arieş is formed near the village of Mihoieşti at the junction of two headwater: Arieşul Mare and Arieşul Mic. and its length is approximately 164 km. It flows into the Mureş near the village of Gura Arieşului, which is close to the town of Luduş.

The towns of Câmpeni, Baia de Arieş, Turda, and Câmpia Turzii lie on the river Arieş. The upper valley of the river, Ţara Moţilor, is a beautiful rustic region and an important mining region (Roşia Montană), rich in gold, silver and uranium.

[edit] Hydronomy

The name in Dalmatian, which is very similar to Dacian, means "Gold River". The Romanian name, most probably derives from the Dacian name of the river. The Hungarian name, Aranyos, means "golden river", as well.

However a more common view, that the Romanian name (which means nothing in Romanian) derives from the Hungarian word "Aranyos".

In Romanian language the Hungarian letter "ny" becomes "i" very often. Enyed-Aiud, Belényes-Beius, Szekrényes-Sacries, Köröstárkány-Tarcaia

The name of the river was first mentioned in 1075 as "Aranas".

[edit] References

  • Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
  • Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti, 1972
  • Trasee turistice - Judeţul Alba [1]
  • Trasee turistice - judeţul Cluj [2]
  • Kniezsa István- Erdély földrajzi nevei [3]

[edit] Maps

  • Munţii Trascău [4]
  • Harta Munţilor Apuseni [5]
  • Harta judeţului Alba [6]
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