The Poltva (; pl, Pełtew) is a river in the western

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Oblast of

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and a tributary of the Bug. The Poltva valley cuts between the Podilian Plateau and Roztichia. The capital of the Lviv Oblast,

, is located on the river, with the river flowing directly beneath Lviv's central street, Freedom Avenue (''Prospect Svobody''), and the

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. The river once faced significant problems with pollution. As a result, the river was covered up and included into the underground sewer system of Lviv, beginning in 1839. During World War 2, the underground river was used as a hiding place for Jews fleeing Nazi violence.

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Pełtew
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Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland The Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic Countries ( pl, Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich) is a monumental Polish gazetteer, published 1880–1902 in Warsaw Warsaw ( p ...

(1886) {{Ukraine-river-stub Rivers of Lviv Oblast Subterranean rivers