The Milcov is a right

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of the river Putna in eastern

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. It flows through the towns and villages Andreiașu de Jos, Șindrilari, Mera, Broșteni,

Odobești Odobești () is a town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. The town administers one village, Unirea. The town is located in the central part of the county, on the banks of the Milcov River, northwest of the county seat, Focșani ...

, Vârteșcoiu, Câmpineanca, Golești, Milcovul and Răstoaca. It discharges into the Putna in Răstoaca.Milcov / Milcovul (jud. Vrancea)
e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . The city of

Focșani Focșani (; yi, פֿאָקשאַן, Fokshan) is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the banks the river Milcov, in the historical region of Moldavia. It has a population () of 79,315. Geography Focșani lies at the foot of the Cur ...

used to lie on it. Due to floods, however, the riverbed moved a few kilometers away, south of the city. In 1482, Stephen the Great declared Milcov as the boundary between

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and

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. In the 19th century, the river was perceived by unionists as a symbol of discord between Wallachia and Moldavia—see "''

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''", a poem by

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. The Milcov border was dispensed with in 1859, when Wallachia and Moldavia united to form the

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Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Milcov (from source to mouth): *Left: Reghiu, Milcovel, Arva *Right: Groza, Valea Rea, Valea Seacă, Pietroasa, Dălhăuți, Dâlgov

Gallery

Image:Milcov5.jpg, The Milcov Valley

References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Vrancea County {{Vrancea-river-stub