Zbruch River
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| Zbruch, Збруч | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ukraine |
| Mouth | Dniester |
| Basin countries | Ukraine |
| Length | 247 km |
| Basin area | 3,300 km² |
Zbruch River (Ukrainian: Збруч), also spelled "Zbrucz River," is a river in Western Ukraine, a left tributary of the Dniester. It flows within the Podolia Upland. Zbruch is the namesake of the Zbruch idol, a sculpture of a Slavic deity (9th century) in the form of a column with a head with four faces, found in 1848 by the river.
Between 1772 and 1807, and between 1815 and 1918 the river was a border between the Austrian Galicia on one side and Imperial Russia on the other. Following the Polish-Ukrainian Alliance of 1920 it was intended as the border between Poland and Ukraine. After the Treaty of Riga the Polish-Soviet border was established in the area, running along the river.
It is 247 km in length and its drainage basin is 3,330 km².
Coordinates: 49°32′56″N 26°10′37″E / 49.549°N 26.177°E
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