Latorica ( Hungarian : Latorca ; Slovak : Latorica , pronounced: Latoritsa ; Ukrainian : Латориця , translit. : Latorytsia ) is a river in the watershed of the Danube . Its source is in the Ukrainian Carpathians (Eastern Carpathian Mountains), near the village Latirka [ Wikidata ] . It flows from Ukraine (156.6 km) to Slovakia (31.4 km), 188 km in total and west through the towns of Svaliava , Mukachevo , Solomonovo , Chop and Veľké Kapušany . Its basin size is 7,740 km (2,990 sq mi). Its confluence with the Ondava , in Zemplín , gives rise to the Bodrog river, itself a tributary of the Tisza .
4-451: A part of its watershed ( Latorica Protected Landscape Area , "Ramsar site No. 606", 44.05 km) has been added to the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance since 1993. It is interpreted differently: according to one hypothesis, it is a pre-Slavic noun, according to others it is related to Slavic, based on lat - "studeny" (meaning "cold river"). This article about
8-602: A location in Zakarpattia Oblast is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Ukraine is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Slovakia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Latorica Protected Landscape Area Latorica Protected Landscape Area ( Slovak : Chránená krajinná oblasť Latorica )
12-577: Is the second lowland protected landscape area in Slovakia . It is located in the south-eastern Slovakia, in the Trebišov and Michalovce districts. The park is located around the Slovak part of Latorica river and around lower part of Ondava and Laborec rivers. The landscape area consists of the system of riverbeds and arms, surrounded by alluvial forest and wetlands. The most noticeable phenomenon of
16-520: The PLA is the rare water and swamp biocenose , unique in Slovakia. A part of river's watershed ("Ramsar site No. 606", 44.05 km²) was added to the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance since 1993. There were recorded 82 species of molluscs in the Latorica PLA: 36 species of terrestrial gastropods and 46 species of freshwater molluscs. Due to the location and character of this PLA,
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