Hungarian Review, 1976 (22. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1976-01-01 / 1. szám
93? Tiszi^ a» In Hungary the Danube flows over a stretch of 417 kilometres, whereas the Tisza has a run of about 600 kilometres. It is the longest river in the country. It would not be nearly as long if it followed a straight line but it is famous for its twists and turns. It rolls through flatland where it can turn right or left as much as it likes. At least that used to be the case, but now, by the regulation of the water-ways begun in the last century, its course has been shortened by over 400 kilometres. Nevertheless, it changes the direction of its flow rather capriciously even today. Let us start by boat from the upper reaches, from Tokaj, where the volcanic cone of the famous wine-growing hill towers like a lonely giant above the river. Floating down from Tokaj we reach Tiszalök. There a dam closes the riverbed, directing a part of the water into a canal, to feed the fishponds, the rice fields and the arable land, meadows and pastures of the driest region of the Great PHOTOS: SÁNDOR NAGYGYÖRGY fishing at dawn /