Hron

{{About|the river}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Hron

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| image = Rieka hron starytekov.jpg

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| image_caption = The Hron near Starý Tekov

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| float=Hron River - location and watershed map.svg

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| map_caption = Current and watershed of the Hron River in Slovakia

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| subdivision_name1 = Slovakia

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| subdivision_type3 = Region

| subdivision_name3 = Banská Bystrica, Nitra

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| length = {{convert|271|km|mi|abbr=on}}

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| discharge1_min = {{convert|7.6|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|53.7|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_max = {{convert|1050|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| source1 = Hron

| source1_location = Kráľova hoľa near Telgárt

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| source1_elevation = {{convert|980|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Danube

| mouth_location = Kamenica nad Hronom, Nitra Region

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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|112|m|abbr=on}}

| progression = {{RDanube}}

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| basin_size = {{convert|5465|km2|abbr=on}}

| tributaries_left = Slatina

| tributaries_right = Zákruty

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The Hron ({{langx|sk|Hron}}; {{langx|de|Gran}}; {{langx|hu|Garam}}; {{langx|la|Granus}}) is a {{convert|271|km|mi|adj=on}} long left tributary of the Danube[http://www.vuvh.sk/RSV2/download/PMPR/Hron/Plan.pdf Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Hrona], p. 38 and the second-longest river in Slovakia. It flows from its source in the Low Tatra Mountains (below Kráľova hoľa) through central and southern Slovakia, emptying into the Danube near Štúrovo and Esztergom. Major cities and towns on the Hron are Brezno, Banská Bystrica, Sliač, Zvolen, Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Nová Baňa, Tlmače, Levice, Želiezovce, and Štúrovo.

The river's basin covers {{convert|5465|km2|abbr=on}}, which is approximately 11 percent of Slovakia's territory.

Hron is a popular destination of water tourism.