The Polomet (russian: Полометь) is a river in
Valdaysky,
Krestetsky, and
Demyansky District
Demyansky District (russian: Демянский район) is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #397-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Kre ...
s of
Novgorod Oblast
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in
Russia
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. It is a right
tributary
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of the
Pola Pola or POLA may refer to:
People
*House of Pola, an Italian noble family
*Pola Alonso (1923–2004), Argentine actress
*Pola Brändle (born 1980), German artist and photographer
*Pola Gauguin (1883–1961), Danish painter
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. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributary of the Polomet is the
Luzhonka (left).
The source of the Polomet is in
Lake Russkoye in the
Valdai Hills
The Valdai Hills (russian: Валда́йская возвы́шенность, Valdáyskaya vozvýshennost'), sometimes referred to as just Valdai (russian: Валда́й, Valdáy), are an upland region in the north-west of central European Ru ...
. The upper course of the Polomet is located within
Valdaysky National Park
Valdaysky National Park (russian: Валдайский национальный парк, Valdayskiy natsional'nyy park) is a national park in the north of Russia, located in Valdaysky, Okulovsky, and Demyansky Districts of Novgorod Oblast. It w ...
. The river flows west, then turns north. At the ''
selo'' of
Yazhelbitsy
Yazhelbitsy (russian: Яжелбицы) is a village ('' selo'') in Valdaysky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the M 10 highway south-east of Veliky Novgorod.
It was the site of the 1456 Treaty of Yazhelbitsy between Grand Prince ...
the Polomet makes a turn, crosses into Krestetsky District, returns to Valdaysky District, and crosses into Demyansky District. In Demyansky District, it flows southwest. In the selo of Lychkovo, it crosses the railroad which connects
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;Urban localities
*Bologoye, Tver Oblast, a town in Bologovsky District of Tver Oblast
;Rural localities
* Bologoye, Omsk Oblast, a '' selo'' in Rozovsky Rural Okrug of Russko-P ...
and
Pskov
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via
Staraya Russa
Staraya Russa ( rus, Старая Русса, p=ˈstarəjə ˈrusːə) is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Polist River, south of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Its population has steadily decreased ov ...
. The mouth of the Polomet is close to the village of
Kostkovo (which is located on the left bank of the Pola).
The river basin of the Polomet comprises the western part of Valdaysky District, including some of the lakes in Valdaysky National Park, the southern part of Krestetsky District, and the northwestern part of Demyansky District.
The Polomet is attractive for kayaking and rafting. In summer, the stretch between Lychkovo and the mouth is used.,
in the spring, the stretch upstream from Yazhelbitsy is used.
Until the 1990s, the Polomet was used for
timber rafting
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.
References
External links
* {{cite web, url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=152143, script-title=ru:Река Полометь, publisher=State Water Register of Russia, language=Russian, accessdate=15 January 2012
Rivers of Novgorod Oblast