Upper Válicka

The Valicka brook/small river at Bocfolde with Csatar church's steeple in the background
The Válicka brook/small river, at right, merges with Zala river at Csácsbozsok locale of Zalaegerszeg city, Zala county, Hungary.
The river is located in Zala county

Válicka is a small river in Zala County of western Hungary. It is also known by several alternative names, including Felső-Válicka, Baki-Valicka, Baki-Válicka, Eszaki-Valicka, Valicka, Valicka-patak, Válicka-patak and Északi-Válicka. It originates in the Southwest of Zala County and merges into the Zala River. It flows by several villages including Bak, Sárhida, Bocfölde, Csatár, Botfa, Csácsbozsok. It is 27.3 kilometres (17.0 mi) long and collects water from 104 square kilometres (40 sq mi).[1] The Válicka valley around Botfa includes diverse habitats, from alder stands along the stream to beech woodland on nearby hills, and has been noted in Hungarian botanical literature for rare vascular plants and protected fungi.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "ZALA VÍZGYŰJTŐ-GAZDÁLKODÁS TERVEZÉSI ALEGYSÉGEN (4.2.)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  2. ↑ Illyés, Zoltán; Zalai, Béla; Óvári, Miklós (2017). "Rare vascular plants and fungi of Zalaegerszeg-Botfa (W Hungary)". Kitaibelia. 22 (1): 95–103. doi:10.17542/kit.22.95. hdl:2437/319051.

46°51′37″N 16°52′56″E / 46.86028°N 16.88222°E / 46.86028; 16.88222

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