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Sozh
The Sozh, or Sož ( be, Сож, ; russian: Сож, uk, Сож) is an international river flowing in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It is a left bank tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh passes through Gomel, the second largest city in Belarus. The river is crossed by the Sozh Floating Bridge at ''Korma'' and an elegant steel arch at Gomel, which is featured on a Rbls 300 national stamp. Etymology The original name was Sozh' (russian: Сожь), from Old East Slavic Съжь. With the previously suggested Baltic and Finnic etymologies considered unsatisfactory, Vadim Andreevich Zhuchkevich proposed that the name is derived from Old Russian/Old Belarusian ''sozhzh (сожжь) 'burned parts of a forest prepared for plowing,' which has parallels to other place names. Geography The Sozh rises in Russia and is mostly snow fed. The river freezes over between November and early January. The ice thaws from late March or April. The Vikhra and Pronia, on the right, and the Ost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomel
Gomel (russian: Гомель, ) or Homiel ( be, Гомель, ) is the administrative centre of Gomel Region and the second-largest city in Belarus with 526,872 inhabitants (2015 census). Etymology There are at least six narratives of the origin of the city's name. The most plausible is that the name is derived from the name of the stream Homeyuk, which flowed into the river Sozh near the foot of the hill where the first settlement was founded. Names of other Belarusian cities are formed along these lines: for example, the name Minsk is derived from the river Menka, Polatsk from the river Palata, and Vitsebsk from the river Vitsba. The first appearance of the name, as "Gomy", dates from 1142. Up to the 16th century, the city was mentioned as Hom', Homye, Homiy, Homey, or Homyi. These forms are tentatively explained as derivatives of an unattested ''*gomŭ'' of uncertain meaning. The modern name for the city has been in use only since the 16th or 17th centuries. History U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khislavichsky District
Khislavichsky District (russian: Хиславичский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #110-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Monastyrshchinsky District in the north, Pochinkovsky District in the east, Shumyachsky District in the south, and with Mstsislaw District of Mogilev Region of Belarus in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Khislavichi. Population: 9,070 ( 2010 Census); The population of Khislavichi accounts for 45.6% of the district's total population. Geography The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Sozh River, a major right tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh crosses the district from the north to the southwest, crossing into Belarus. The principal tributaries of the Sozh within the district are the Berezina River (left) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetka
Vietka ( be, Ветка, pl, Wietka) is a small, historical town in Belarus, situated on the bank of the Sozh River. It is the principal centre in Vietka Rajon in Gomel Region. It was established in 1685 by the Old Believer Priest Group (a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church) who were known as the Theodesians and who had migrated from Central Russia. At the time it was founded, Vietka was on the territory of the Great Duchy of Lithuania. The town's prosperity brought on the wrath of the Russian Empire and as result, it was gutted twice (1735 and 1764) by the Tsarist army in the 18th century. Vietka is located on the left bank of the Sozh River, in the area which was highly radioactive due to the nuclear fallout of the Chernobyl disaster that occurred on April 26, 1986. Etymology The town is named Vietka after an island in the Sozh River. "Vietka" means "branch" in Belarusian language. Geography The town is located in the Homiel region on the right bank of the Sozh River and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostyor
The Ostyor (russian: Остёр), or Ascior official transliteration ( be, Асцёр) is a river in Pochinkovsky, Roslavlsky, and Shumyachsky Districts of Smolensk Oblast in Russia and in Klimavichy and Krychaw Districts of Mogilev Region of Belarus. It is a left tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ... of the Sozh. It is long, and the area of its basin . The town of Roslavl is located on the left bank of the Ostyor. The lower course of the Ostyor makes the state border between Russia and Belarus. The source of the Ostyor is in the east of Pochinkovsky District, in the Smolensk Upland. The river flows south, accepts the Ostrik from the right, turns west and passes Roslavl. There, the Ostyor turns northwest. At the border of the district, it turns west, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sozh Floating Bridge
The Sozh Floating Bridge is a pontoon bridge spanning the Sozh River at Korma, Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by .... It was built in 2003–2004, and carries light automobile traffic. Bridges in Belarus Pontoon bridges {{Belarus-bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikhra
The Vikhra (russian: Вихра), or Vichra ( be, Віхра) is a river in Smolensky, Krasninsky, and Monastyrshchinsky Districts of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, and Mstsislaw District of Mogilev Region, Belarus, a right tributary of the Sozh, flows through Monastyrshchinsky District and is long. The urban-type settlement of Monastyrshchina is located on the banks of the Vikhra. The Battle of the Vikhra River occurred in the area. The source of the Vikhra is close to the village of Korytnya in the southwest of Smolensk District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia. The Vikhra flows south, crosses the north-eastern corner of Krasninsky District and enters Monastyrshchinsky District. In Monastyrshchina it turns west and in the village of Skreplevo turns southwest. It crosses into Belarus downstream of the village of Bachenki. The mouth of the Vikhra is near the town of Mstsislaw Mstislaw or Mstislavl ( be, Мсціслаў, [], russian: Мстиславль [msʲtʲɪˈslavlʲ], pl, Mśc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uts (river)
The Uts or Vuts ( Belorussian:''Уць'' or ''Вуць'', Russian:''Уть''), is a river in the Gomel Region of Belarus. The Uts flows on the territory of Dobrush District and Gomel District and is a left tributary of the Sozh The Sozh, or Sož ( be, Сож, ; russian: Сож, uk, Сож) is an international river flowing in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It is a left bank tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh passes through Gomel, the second largest city in Belarus. T .... File:Uts river near Vysoky Hutor and Ut’ village.jpg, Uts River in its upstream between Vysoky Hutor and Uts Village, Dobrush Raion, Homyel Voblast File:Bridge across Ut’ river.jpg, The bridge across Uts River connecting Uts Village and Vysoky Hutor, Dobrush Raion, Homyel Voblast External links Rivers of Gomel Region Rivers of Belarus {{Belarus-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iput (river)
, image =Iput River at Duby Cemetery in Dobrush 6 May 2014.jpg , image_size = , image_caption =The Iput in Dobrush , source1_location = , mouth = Sozh , mouth_location = , mouth_coordinates = , subdivision_type1 = Country , subdivision_name1 =Russia, Belarus , length = , source1_elevation = , mouth_elevation = , discharge1_avg = , basin_size = , progression = , extra = The Iput, or Iputs ( be, Іпуць, alternative transliteration ''Ipuć'', ; ) is a river in Mogilev and Gomel Regions in Belarus and Smolensk and Bryansk Oblasts in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Sozh. The length of the Iput is . The area of its basin is . It freezes up in late November and stays icebound until late March to early April. Its main tributaries are the Voronitsa and Unecha. The towns of Surazh and Dobrush are located on the Iput. The source of the Iput is in Mogilev Region of Belarus. It flows east and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besed
The Besed or Biesiedź ( be, Беседзь; russian: Беседь) is a river of Belarus ( Mogilev Region and Gomel Region) and Russia (Smolensk Oblast and Bryansk Oblast). It is a left tributary of the Sozh River in the Dnieper basin. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...
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Shumyachsky District
Shumyachsky District (russian: Шумячский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #138-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Khislavichsky District in the north, Pochinkovsky District in the northwest, Roslavlsky District in the east, Yershichsky District in the southeast, Klimavichy District of Mogilev Region of Belarus in the south, and with Krychaw and Mstsislaw Districts, also of Mogilev Region, in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Shumyachi. Population: 10,713 ( 2010 Census); The population of Shumyachi accounts for 39.5% of the district's total population. Geography The whole district belongs to the drainage basin of the Sozh River, a major left tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh itself makes the northwestern border of the district, separating it from Mogilev Region of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dnieper
} The Dnieper () or Dnipro (); , ; . is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and Belarus and the fourth- longest river in Europe, after the Volga, Danube, and Ural rivers. It is approximately long, with a drainage basin of . In antiquity, the river was part of the Amber Road trade routes. During the Ruin in the later 17th century, the area was contested between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia, dividing Ukraine into areas described by its right and left banks. During the Soviet period, the river became noted for its major hydroelectric dams and large reservoirs. The 1986 Chernobyl disaster occurred on the Pripyat, immediately above that tributary's confluence with the Dnieper. The Dnieper is an important navigable waterway for the economy of Ukraine and is connected by the Dnieper–Bug Canal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khislavichi
Khislavichi (russian: Хиславичи, yi, חאסלאוויץ ''Khoslovitz'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Khislavichsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located by the right bank of the Sozh River. Population: History Khislavichi is first mentioned in 1526. It belonged to Poland, and since the 18th century ''miasteczko'' (''shtetl'') Khislavichi ( pl, Chosławicze) was in Mstsislaw Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, it was transferred to the Russian Empire and included in its Mogilev Governorate. It belonged to Mstislavsky Uyezd. By the end of the 19th century, of the total population of 4,361, 3,642 were Jews and 739 were of Russian Orthodox faith. There were eight synagogues and two wooden churches. The settlement belonged to Saltykov Russian noble family. In 1919, Mogilev Governorate was abolished, and Mstislavsky Uyezd was transferred to Smolensk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
