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9-663: It flows within the Podolian Upland starting from the Avratinian 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, discovered in 1848 by the river. The idol is 2.67 m (8.8 ft) in height. From 1851 the statue is kept in the Archaeological Museum of Kraków , however its copies are available in

18-588: A natural border between Ternopil and Khmelnytskyi regions. As it was mentioned above, the river flows through the Podolia Upland sneaking past the Podolian hills also known as Medobory for their honey-bearing flora (literally: Med - honey and Bory - forests). Along the river, there are recreational areas for swimming in the water. Medobory stretches from the northeastern part of the Lviv Region to

27-620: The Moscow Historical Museum , the Ternopil Regional Museum, and the Pochaiv Museum of Atheism. Scientist consider that the idol an interpretation of the ancient Slavic of god Sviatovit sacked upon the baptizing of the local population. Upon the river are situated a couple of small Hydro Electric Stations (Bodnariv's and Martynkiv's), while along the river are some 140 ponds. The river serves as

36-655: The Southern Bug and Dniester Rivers, with the Western Bug also originating in the northwest of the highlands. The average altitude of the Podolian Upland is over 300 m (980 ft) with the maximum being a hill known as Kamula Mountain, at 471 m (1,545 ft). The surface is characterized by a combination of wide flat interfluves and deep canyon-like valleys (so called dales ) dissected into separate natural sub-regions: The Podolian Upland and

45-697: The Volhynian Upland are sometimes grouped together as the Volhynian-Podolian Upland . 49°01′39″N 27°51′22″E  /  49.0275°N 27.8562°E  / 49.0275; 27.8562 This article about a location in Ukraine is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Poland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Volhynian-Podolian Upland Volhynian-Podolian Upland ( Ukrainian : Волинсько-Поділська височина )

54-555: The first partition of Poland when between 1772 and 1793 the river was a border between Poland-Lithuania and Habsburg monarchy . After the second partition of Poland in 1793–1807 and 1815–1918 the river was a border between the Austrian Galicia on one side and Imperial Russia on the other. During that time the river was also called Pidhirtsi . Following the Polish-Ukrainian Alliance of 1920 it

63-730: The Zbrucz, where he held the rank of major in the Polish army, and won Poland's highest military decoration, the Virtuti Militari . Podolian Upland The Podolian Upland (Podolian Plateau) or Podillia Upland ( Ukrainian : подільська височина , podilska vysochyna ) is a highland area in southwestern Ukraine , on the left (northeast) bank of the Dniester River , with small portions in its western extent stretching into eastern Poland . The region lies roughly between

72-643: The northern borders of the Republic of Moldova . The Zbruch, at its mouth, has a width of some 18 m (59 ft). The source of the river lies in relative proximity to other rivers such as the Horyn and the Sluch and used to serve as an alternative route for the tradeway " From the Varangians to Greeks ". Presumably the earliest name for the river was Boruch . The Zbruch had international significance following

81-674: 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 (this situation lasted until 1939). Charles de Gaulle , who served with the staff of the French Military Mission to Poland as an instructor of Poland's infantry during the Polish-Soviet War (1919–1921), distinguished himself in operations near

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