The Uzh ( Ukrainian : Уж ; translit. Uzh ; Slovak : Uh ; Hungarian : Ung , Polish : Uż ) is a river in Ukraine and Slovakia . Etymologists disagree about the origin of the name of the river.
7-683: The Uzh is a tributary of the Laborets River, a river that flows in the Tysa Lowland in Zakarpattia Oblast of western Ukraine. The river feeds numerous industries and is a source of drinking water and irrigation. It also has a hydropower station on it. Several important cities lie along its course, including Uzhhorod . It is 127 km (79 mi) long, of which 21.3 km (13.2 mi) are in Slovakia . It flows into
14-788: Is a river in eastern Slovakia that flows through the districts of Medzilaborce , Humenné , and Michalovce in the Košice Region , and the Prešov Region . The river drains the Laborec Highlands . It is 126 km (78 mi) long and its basin size is 4,523 km (1,746 sq mi). Tributaries of the Laborec river include the Uzh which joins the Laborec near the city of Drahňov in Michalovce District , and
21-611: Is in the Ukrainian Carpathians (Eastern Carpathian Mountains), near the village Latirka [ Wikidata ] . It flows from Ukraine (156.6 km) to Slovakia (31.4 km), 188 km in total and west through the towns of Svaliava , Mukachevo , Solomonovo , Chop and Veľké Kapušany . Its basin size is 7,740 km (2,990 sq mi). Its confluence with the Ondava , in Zemplín , gives rise to
28-587: Is winding, moderately branched. There are low waterfalls and many islands. This article related to a river in Ukraine is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Zakarpattia Oblast is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Slovakia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Laborec The Laborec ( Rusyn : Лаборець ; Hungarian : Laborc )
35-613: The Bodrog river, itself a tributary of the Tisza . A part of its watershed ( Latorica Protected Landscape Area , "Ramsar site No. 606", 44.05 km ) has been added to the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance since 1993. It is interpreted differently: according to one hypothesis, it is a pre-Slavic noun, according to others it is related to Slavic, based on lat - "studeny" (meaning "cold river"). This article about
42-577: The Cirocha river. The Laborec itself is a tributary, flowing into the Latorica river. This article related to a river in Slovakia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Latorica Latorica ( Hungarian : Latorca ; Slovak : Latorica , pronounced: Latoritsa ; Ukrainian : Латориця , translit. : Latorytsia ) is a river in the watershed of the Danube . Its source
49-982: The Laborec river near the city of Drahňov in the Michalovce District ( okres ). The Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod and the semi-ruined Nevitske Castle are situated by the Uzh. The river forms part of the Slovakia–Ukraine border for about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) near the village of Pinkovce . The Uzh is located in the Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine and in the districts of Michalovce and Sobrance in eastern Slovakia. The largest tributaries are, Right: Ug [ uk ; ru ] , Strychavka , Ulychka , Ubľa , Kamyanitsa , Dvernitsky , Domaarach , Volshava , Syry Potyk , Hachnyk . Left: Unnamed, Velikiy [ uk ] , Luta [ uk ] , Tur'ya , Simoni [ uk ] . The meander
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