Sohodol (Arieș)
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| Sohodol | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Alba County |
| Villages | Sohodol |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Arieș |
• location | Gura Sohodol |
• coordinates | 46°21′27″N 23°01′45″E / 46.3574°N 23.0293°E |
| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Arieș→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Poiana |
The Sohodol is a right tributary of the river Arieș in Romania.[1][2] It discharges into the Arieș in Gura Sohodol.[3] Its length is 10 km (6.2 mi) and its basin size is 41 km2 (16 sq mi).[2]
Etymology
[edit]"Sohodol" is a common noun of Slavic origin literally meaning "dry valley", with the connotation of being located in a karstic limestone area.[4] It is a compound of soh ("dry, arid") and dol ("creek, ditch, valley").[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. p. 313.
- ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 149. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.81.8
- ^ Sohodol / Valea Bercului (jud. Alba), e-calauza.ro
- ^ sohodol entry at dexonline.ro (in Romanian), accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
- ^ Iorgu Iordan, Toponimia romînească (in Romanian), p. 48. Bucharest: Ed. Acad. Republicii Populare Romîne, 1963
