Lăzarea (river)
River in Harghita County, Romania
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The Lăzarea (also: Chiuruț or Chiuruțul Mare, Hungarian: Szárhegy-patak) is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania.[1][2] It flows through the village Lăzarea, and joins the Mureș near the village Remetea.[3] Its length is 16 km (9.9 mi) and its basin size is 31 km2 (12 sq mi).[2]
| Lăzarea Szárhegy-patak | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Harghita County |
| Villages | Lăzarea |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hășmaș Mountains |
| Mouth | Mureș |
• coordinates | 46.7729°N 25.4505°E |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Chiuruțul de Mijloc, Chiuruțul Mic |
| • right | Cianod |
Its Hungarian name contains the archaic word "szár" for "bold", so the name means "Boldmountain Creek".
