The Vchelka
waterfall is located on the Gnylopiat' River in the
Zhytomyr Raion
Zhytomyr Raion ( uk, Житомирський район) is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Zhytomyr. The raion covers an area of . Population:
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Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, between the villages of Singury, Golovenka and Perlyavka. The waterfall is high and about wide.
Name
The name of the waterfall comes from the area — the Vchelka farm, which belonged to the Zhytomyr doctor and philanthropist Franz Vchelka. As of 1906, there were 43 yards (ca. 39 m) on the farm and 232 inhabitants.
[Волынский Губернский Статистический комите (1906). ''Список населённых мест Волынской губернии''. Житомир. Волынская Губернская типография]
See also
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Waterfalls of Ukraine
Ukraine has diverse geographic features, including several waterfalls. A vast number of rivers run through the mountain ranges. The snow melt from the mountains feeding the rivers and sudden drops in elevation create many opportunities for waterf ...
External links
YouTube video of the river
References
Geography of Zhytomyr Oblast
Waterfalls of Ukraine
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