geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe Vorskla (Russian: Ворскла; Ukrainian: Ворскла) is a river that runs from Belgorod Oblast in Russia southwards into northeastern Ukraine, where it joins the Dnieper. It has a length of 464 kilometres (288 mi), and a basin area of 14,700 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi).[1] Right tributaries of the river include the Vorsklytsia and Boromlia, and left tributaries Merla, Kolomak and Tahamlyk.
River in Russia, Ukraine
Large cities on the river are Poltava (the capital of Poltava Oblast), Okhtyrka and Kobeliaky. The river is mostly navigable between its delta and Kobeliaky.
An ancient fort, thought to be Gelonos, is on the Vorskla south of Okhtyrka. In 1399, the Battle of the Vorskla River was fought in the area. In 1709, the city of Poltava was besieged by Charles XII.
Flora and fauna
In the river there are more than 50 species of fish, most of which are carps and pikes, breams, rudds, roaches, minnows, catfish.
Fauna is represented by hares, foxes, in the woods you can meet roe deer and wild boar, a great variety of birds: wild duck, gray heron, partridge, pheasant.
Along the banks of the river there are large wooded areas, as coniferous (mostly on the left bank) and deciduous forests.
White lilies of the Vorskla River in July 2005
Vorskla River near Khukhra village
Worska River near Opishnya
Vorskla River near Novi Sanzary
Vorskla River near Novi Sanzary
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- Dnieper
- Kakhovka
- Kaniv
- Kyiv HPP
- Kyiv PSP
- Kremenchuk
- Middle Dnieper
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- North Crimean
- Dnieper - Donbas
- Main Kakhovka Magistrale
- Dnieper - Kryvyi Rih
- Dnieper - Inhulets
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На других языках
[de] Worskla
Die Worskla (russisch und ukrainisch Ворскла) ist ein linker Nebenfluss des Dneprs im osteuropäischen Tiefland mit einer Länge von 464 km und einem Einzugsgebiet von 14.700 km².
- [en] Vorskla
[es] Río Vorskla
El río Vorskla (en ruso: Ворскла); en ucraniano, Ворскла; en polaco, Worskla es un afluente del río Dniéper, que nace en Rusia y fluye a través de Ucrania. Tiene una longitud de 464 km y una cuenca hidrográfica de 14.700 km². El río es en su mayor parte navegable, entre su delta y la ciudad de Kobelyaky.
[it] Vorskla
Il fiume Vorskla (Ворскла), scorre fra Russia e Ucraina nord-orientale ed è affluente di sinistra del Dnepr (il quale sfocia a sua volta nel Mar Nero). Ha origine sulle pendici occidentali del Rialto centrale russo vicino al villaggio di Pokrovka (Oblast' di Belgorod, Russia). Confluisce nel Dnepr a 514 km dalla foce vicino al villaggio di Svetogorskoe (Oblast' di Poltava, Ucraina). Nel 1399 in questa zona venne combattuta la Battaglia del fiume Vorskla fra i lituani di Vitoldo e i mongoli dell'impero di Tamerlano. Nel 1709, Carlo XII fu sconfitto a Poltava, sulle rive di questo fiume, da Pietro il Grande, nel corso della Grande Guerra del Nord.
[ru] Ворскла
Во́рскла (в XVI—XVIII веках также Ворскло[1]) (укр. Ворскла) — река, протекающая по территории России и Украины, левый приток Днепра.
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