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18-662: The Prut originates on the eastern slope of Mount Hoverla , in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine ( Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast ). At first, the river flows to the north. Near Yaremche it turns to the northeast, and near Kolomyia to the south-east. Having reached the border between Moldova and Romania, it turns even more to the south-east, and then to the south. It eventually joins the Danube near Giurgiulești , east of Galați and west of Reni . Between 1918 and 1939,

36-419: A Hungarian word for a 'snow fortress' as the origin, however this claim lacks logical evidence. Hoverla is composed of sandstone . The date of the first ascent is unknown. In the late 19th century, the mountain became a notable tourist attraction, especially among tourists from nearby cities of Galicia . In 1880 the first tourist route between the peak of Hoverla and Krasny Luh was marked by Leopold Wajgel of

54-513: A mountainous character, with a steep right bank, sometimes the cross-sectional profile of the channel has the form of a ridge. Near the city of Yaremche is the waterfall of Probiy. The Prut was known in Antiquity as the Pyretus ( Ancient Greek : Πυρετός , romanized :  Pyretós ), or Scythian Porata (possibly), Hierasus ( Ἱέρασος , Hiérasos ) or Gerasius . Herodotus lists

72-769: A rebellion in the Danubian Principalities . Though the Wallachian uprising ultimately failed — due especially to irreconcilable differences between Ypsilantis and his Wallachian ally Tudor Vladimirescu — it did touch off the Greek War of Independence , leading to the Kingdom of Greece gaining independence ten years later. In the Principalities it led to the end of Greek Phanariote rule, and indirectly to increasing self-government and eventually to

90-413: A steep path with few hairpin turns . There is a steeper route (marked with blue signs) and a gentler, longer one (marked with green). Vilia (Prut) The Vilia is a 50 km (31 mi) long left tributary of the river Prut in western Ukraine and northern Moldova . Its source is near the village of Buzovytsia ( Dnistrovskyi Raion ), Ukraine. After passing the village Lukachivka, it crosses

108-761: Is the highest mountain in Ukraine and part of the Ukrainian Carpathians . The mountain is located in the Eastern Beskids , in the Chornohora region. The slopes are covered with beech and spruce forests, above which there is a belt of sub-alpine meadows called polonyna in Ukrainian. The main spring of the Prut River is on the eastern slope. The name is most likely of Romanian origin and means 'difficult ascent.' Some sources offer

126-605: The Galician Tatra Society . The first tourist shelter was built the following year. In the 20th century, the mountain increasingly gained popularity as an extreme sports site. Some routes are classified as 1A in the winter period (from late autumn to May), according to the Soviet grading system. The most popular approach to the summit starts from the tour-basa Zarosliak on the mountain's eastern face and gains more than 1,100 m (3,600 ft) elevation along

144-657: The border between Romania and Moldova . It has a hydrographic basin of 27,540 km, of which 10,990 km (4,240 sq mi) are in Romania and 7,790 km (3,010 sq mi) in Moldova. The largest city along its banks is Chernivtsi , Ukraine . The Stânca-Costești Dam , operated jointly by Moldova and Romania, is built on the Prut. There is also a Hydro-Electric Station in Sniatyn ( Ukraine ). Ships travel from

162-659: The Fanar Quarter of Istanbul ( Phanariotes ). During the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-74 , on 1 August 1700, Russian forces led by Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev defeated a larger Ottoman army led by Grand Vizier Ivazzade Halil Pasha in the Battle of Kagul on the Prut. In 1821, the Greek Nationalist leader Alexander Ypsilantis crossed the Prut river at Sculeni , with the intention of touching off

180-567: The Moldovan border and continues south through the villages Cotiujeni , Berlinți , Beleavinți and Balasinești . It discharges into the Prut near the village Tețcani , on the border with Romania . This article related to a river in Moldova is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Chernivtsi Oblast is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to

198-738: The Ottoman army of Suleiman the Magnificent crossed the Prut during the campaign of Karaboğdan. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1710–1711 , on 19 July 1711 Russian forces initially divided among Peter the Great 's army on the west bank and Boris Sheremetev 's army on the east bank of the Pruth and allied with Dimitrie Cantemir , the ruler of Moldova, met with the Ottoman army led by Grand Vizier Baltaci Mehmed Pasha . The Turks and Crimean Tatars attacked first against Sheremetev, who then retreated to

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216-823: The Prut, under the name of Porata or Pyretus, as being among the five rivers flowing through the Scythian country which swell the Danube. In the second volume of the Ottoman-Bulgarian chronicles of Iman "Jagfar Tarihi" (1680) the Prut River is referred to as Burat. And in the Byzantine treatise of Constantine Porphyrogennetos " On the management of the empire " it is mentioned as the Brut river (Chap. 38) or as Burat (Chapter 42). The following towns are situated along

234-400: The independence of Romania several decades later. In Greek history, Ypsilantis' crossing of the Prut is an important historical event, commemorated in a famous painting displayed at Athens . Sydir Vorobkevych : Within that Prut Valley (Над Прутом у лузі). Within that Prut Valley a cabin rests close In which lives a lassie—a beautiful rose: Her eyes like the bright stars that lighten

252-598: The other side to join Peter the Great. Afterwards the Russian army set up a defensive camp between Stănilești and the river, which was then completely surrounded by the Ottoman army. Negotiations started on 21 July 1711 and the Treaty of the Prut was signed on 23 July 1711. After this treaty, Dimitrie Cantemir had to go in exile at Moscow. This treaty led to the end of local dynasties of kings and inauguration of Greek rulers from

270-876: The river Prut, from source to mouth: Vorokhta , Yaremche , Deliatyn , Lanchyn , Kolomyia , Zabolotiv , Sniatyn , Nepolokivtsi , Luzhany , Chernivtsi , Novoselytsia , Darabani , Lipcani , Ungheni , Leova , Cantemir and Cahul The following rivers are tributaries to the river Prut (source to mouth): Left: Turka , Chorniava , Sovytsia , Rokytna , Rynhach , Cherlena , Larga (Briceni) , Vilia , Lopatnic , Racovăț , Ciuhur , Camenca , Delia , Nârnova , Lăpușna , Sărata , Larga (Cantemir) Right: Pistynka , Rybnytsia , Cheremosh , Derelui , Hertsa , Poiana, Cornești, Isnovăț , Rădăuți, Ghireni , Volovăț , Badu, Bașeu , Corogea , Berza Veche, Râioasa, Soloneț , Cerchezoaia , Jijia , Bohotin , Moșna , Pruteț , Gârla Boul Bătrân, Copăceana, Belciug, Elan , Horincea , Oancea, Stoeneșa, Brănești, Chineja In 1538,

288-676: The river was partly in Poland and partly in Greater Romania (Romanian: România Mare ). Prior to World War I , it served as a border between Romania and the Russian Empire . After World War II , the river once again denoted a border, this time between Romania and the Soviet Union . Nowadays, for a length of 31 km (19 mi), it forms the border between Romania and Ukraine , and for 711 km (442 mi), it forms

306-425: The river's mouth to the port city of Leova (southern Moldova ). The lowermost part of the basin is strongly marshy. The average discharge at its mouth is 110 m/s (3,900 cu ft/s). The average discharge at the city of Leova is 69.2 m/s (2,440 cu ft/s). The slope of the river varies from 100 m/km (near the source) to 0.05 m/km (near the mouth). In the upper reaches (to Delyatyn) it has

324-631: The sky; When you see them, laddie, you'll pause with a sigh. Within that Prut Valley the moon does not shine, 'Tis only a lover has come to his shrine. A sweet conversation in murmur now goes While dreamy old river just quietly flows. Within that Prut Valley the flowers are plucked And wreathes for the wedding with myrtle are tucked; Inside of the cabin play fiddles and bass While friends sing together: To their Happiness! Translated by Waldimir Semenyna (13 October 1933, Ukrainian Weekly ). Hoverla Mount Hoverla ( Ukrainian and Rusyn : Говерла ), at 2,061 metres (6,762 ft),

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