Prut
Prut, or Pruth, (Ukrainian: Прут ) is a river in Eastern Europe. It is 953 kilometres (592 miles) long. It flows to the southeast to join the Danube river near Reni. This is east of Galaţi.
Prut | |
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Mouth | Danube |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
Length | 953 km (592 mi) |
Towns
These towns can be found along the Prut River, from source to mouth: Delatyn, Kolomyia, Sniatyn, Chernivtsi, Novoselytsia, Darabani, Ungheni, Cahul.
Tributaries
These are the tributaries of the Prut River:
Left: Racovăţ
Right: Cheremosh, Herţa, Poiana, Corneşti, Isnovăţ, Rădăuţi, Ghireni, Volovăţ, Badu, Başeu, Corogea, Berza Veche, Râioasa, Soloneţ, Cerchezoaia, Jijia, Cozmeşti, Bohotin, Moşna, Pruteţ, Sărata, Elan, Horincea, Oancea, Stoeneasa, Chineja
Prut Media
Alexandros Ypsilantis crosses the Pruth [in 1822] by Peter von Hess, Benaki Museum, Athens.
Prut near Giurgiulești, Cahul District
Bridge over the Prut at Yaremche. Drawing by Karl Jeczmieniowski, 1893
Banks of the Prut in an 1876 edition of The Illustrated London News
German engineers building a pontoon bridge across the Prut River during the advance towards Uman, 1941
References
Other websites
Media related to Prut River at Wikimedia Commons