Leitha

The Leitha (German: [ˈlaɪtaː]; or , formerly ; Czech and Slovak: Litava) is a river in Austria and Hungary, a right tributary of the Danube. It is long ( including its source river Schwarza). Its basin area is . Etymology The Lithaha River in the Carolingian Avar March was first mentioned in an 833 deed issued by Louis the German, son of the Carolingian emperor Louis the Pious and ruler over the stem duchy of Bavaria. The Old High German name probably referred to a Pannonian (Illyrian) denota…