The Siret or Sireth (, , , ) is a river that rises from the

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in the Northern

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region of

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, and flows southward into

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before it joins the

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. It is long,Planul de management al spațiului hidrografic Siret
Administrația Națională Apele Române of which a section is in Romania, and its basin area is , of which in Romania. Its average discharge is . In ancient times, it was named ''Hierasus'' (

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Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Siret, from source to mouth:

Berehomet Berehomet (; ; ; ) is a rural settlement in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Berehomet settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement lies on the Siret River. As of the 2 ...

Storozhynets Storozhynets (, ; ; see below for other names) is a small city located in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, north of the border with Romania. It hosts the administration of Storozhynets urban hromada, one of the hromadas ...

Siret Siret (; ; ; ; ) is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Siret is the 11th largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 6,708 ...

, Grămești,

Zvoriștea Zvoriștea is a commune located in Suceava County, Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the no ...

Liteni Liteni () is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. Liteni is the ninth-largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 8,878 inhabitants, according to the 2021 c ...

Dolhasca Dolhasca () is a town in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania. Dolhasca is the eighth largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 11,007 inhabitants as of 2021. It was declared a town ...

Pașcani Pașcani () is a city in Iași County in the Western Moldavia region of Romania, on the Siret river. , it has a population of 30,766. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâstești, Lunca, and Sodomeni. The city der ...

, Stolniceni-Prăjescu,

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Adjud Adjud (; ) is a city in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It has a population of 15,178 inhabitants (as of 2021). It lies at a railway junction which has a classification yard and a passenger station. Adjud, situated north of the poin ...

Mărășești Mărășești () is a small town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers six villages: Călimănești, Haret, Modruzeni, Pădureni, Siretu, and Tișița. Geography The town is located in the eastern part of the county, on th ...

, and

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Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Siret (from source to mouth): Left: Bahna (Mihăileni),

Molnița The Molnița is a left tributary of the river Siret in Ukraine and Romania.Ovidiu Gabor - , map page 10 Its source is located near the village Stanivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. The Molnița crosses the border into Romania Romania is a ...

, Bahna (Lozna), Gârla Sirețel, Gârla Huțanilor,

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, Pleșul, Turbata, Pietrosul,

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, Stolniceni, Hărmănești,

Pârâul Țigăncilor The Pârâul Țigăncilor is a left tributary of the river Siret in Romania. It flows into the Siret at Alexandru Ioan Cuza Alexandru Ioan Cuza (, or Alexandru Ioan I, also Anglicised as Alexander John Cuza; 20 March 1820 – 15 May 1873) w ...

, Mihăili, Boca, Albuia, Rediu, Vulpășești, Pârâul Pietros, Țiganca, Icușești, Glodeni, Râpaș, Moara, Bogdănești, Valea Morii, Ulm, Racova, Tamași, Răcătău, Soci, Fulgeriș, Rogoza, Polocin, Lupa,

Bârlad Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad (river), Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia. At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret (river ...

, Călmățui, Geru, Bârlădel, Rusca, Mălina and

Cătușa The Cătușa is a left tributary of the river Siret in Romania. It flows into the Siret near the city Galați Galați ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical ...

. Right: Malyi Seret, Găvan, Negostina, Pârâul Mare, Verehia, Baranca, Leahu, Stâncuța, Hănțești, Grigorești, Sălăgeni,

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Șomuzul Mic The Șomuzul Mic is a right tributary of the river Siret in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary t ...

, Șomuzul Mare, Pârâul lui Pulpa, Trestioara,

Conțeasca The Conțeasca is a right tributary of the river Siret in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to ...

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, Sodomeni, Valea Părului, Podul Turcului (Draga),

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, Valea Neagră, Turbata, Precista,

Bistrița (; , archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers s ...

, Bahna, Valea Mare, Cleja (or Tocila),

Răcăciuni Răcăciuni () is a Commune in Romania, commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ciucani, Fundu Răcăciuni, Gheorghe Doja, Gâșteni, Răcăciuni, and Răstoaca. Geography The commune is located in the ...

, Drăgușeni, Scurta, Bolohan, Fântânele, Conțești,

Trotuș The Trotuș () is a river in eastern Romania, a right tributary of the river Siret. It emerges from the Ciuc Mountains in the Eastern Carpathians and joins the Siret in Domnești-Sat near Adjud after passing through Comănești and Onești in Ba ...

, Valea Boului, Carecna, Câmpul,

Zăbrăuț The Zăbrăuț is a right tributary of the river Siret (river), Siret in Romania. It discharges into the Siret near Mărășești, Pădureni.Șușița, Gârla Morilor, Putna Seacă, Putna,

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Râmnicul Sărat The Râmnicul Sărat or Râmnicu Sărat is a right tributary of the river Siret (river), Siret in Romania. It discharges into the Siret in Belciugele.

and

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2010 floodings

During July 2010, Gheorghe Flutur, president of the county council of Suceava, told the

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news agency his region was one of the worst hit in the country on the morning of the 29th, as he coordinated local flood relief work in his stricken county. Later that day, the Siret river threatened to break through the dykes protecting the town of

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, as locals and

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reinforced the dykes with truckloads of sandbags to prevent the river breaking out and flooding the town.

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Towns and villages

Tributaries

2010 floodings

See also

References

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