What is "tisza"

The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. Once, it was called "The most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders.

The Tisza begins near Rakhiv in Ukraine, at the confluence of the White Tisa and Black Tisa (the former springs in the Chornohora mountains; the latter in the Gorgany range). From there, the Tisza flows west, roughly following Ukraine's borders with Romania, then Hungary, and finally Serbia. It enters Hungary at Tiszabecs. It traverses Hungary from north to south. A few kilometers south of the Hungarian city of Szeged, it enters Serbia. Finally, it joins the Danube near the village of Novi Slankamen in Vojvodina, Serbia.

The Tisza drains an area of about and has a length of —the largest catchment and greatest length of any of the Danube's tributaries. Its mean annual discharge is . It contributes about 13% of the Danube's total runoff.

Attila the Hun is said to have been buried under a diverted section of the river Tisza.

The Tisza or Tisa is a river in Central Europe.

Tisza may also refer to:

• István Tisza (1861–1918), Hungarian prime minister,
• Kálmán Tisza (1830–1902), Hungarian prime minister
• Kata Tisza (born 1980), Hungarian writer
• Lajos Tisza (1832–1898), Hungarian politician
• Laszlo Tisza (1907–2009), Hungarian physicist and philosopher of science
• Tisza Cipő, a Hungarian sports shoe brand