The
Horyn or
Haryn is a river, a tributary of the
Pripyat RiverThe Pripyat River or Prypiat River is a river in Eastern Europe, of approximately length. It flows east through Ukraine, Belarus, and Ukraine again, draining into the Dnieper....
, which flows through
UkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
and
BelarusBelarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel , Mahilyow and Vitebsk...
. It has a length of 659 km, a drainage basin of 22,700 km², a maximum width of 80 m, and a maximum depth of 16 meters. An important tributary of the Horyn river is the Sluch River.
The Horyn River takes its source in the
Ternopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil.-History:...
of Ukraine, south of the city of
KremenetsKremenets is a city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kremenetsky Raion , and rests 18 km north-east of the great Pochayiv Monastery...
, located north of the administrative center of the Ternopil Oblast,
TernopilTernopil , is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Eastern Galicia. It is located approximately east of Lviv, at around...
.
The
Horyn or
Haryn is a river, a tributary of the
Pripyat RiverThe Pripyat River or Prypiat River is a river in Eastern Europe, of approximately length. It flows east through Ukraine, Belarus, and Ukraine again, draining into the Dnieper....
, which flows through
UkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
and
BelarusBelarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel , Mahilyow and Vitebsk...
. It has a length of 659 km, a drainage basin of 22,700 km², a maximum width of 80 m, and a maximum depth of 16 meters. An important tributary of the Horyn river is the Sluch River.
The Horyn River takes its source in the
Ternopil OblastTernopil Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil.-History:...
of Ukraine, south of the city of
KremenetsKremenets is a city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kremenetsky Raion , and rests 18 km north-east of the great Pochayiv Monastery...
, located north of the administrative center of the Ternopil Oblast,
TernopilTernopil , is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Eastern Galicia. It is located approximately east of Lviv, at around...
. The river then flows north, where it makes
s-shape formations, through the Ukrainian oblast's of
KhmelnitskyKhmelnytskyi Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine...
and
RivneRivne Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne....
. The river then flows northeast into the Belarusian voblast of
BrestBrest Voblast or Brest Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Brest.Important cities within the voblast' include: Baranovichi, Brest, and Pinsk....
, where it finally flows into the Prypyat River.
The atomic power plant Khmelnytskyi, located in the proximaty of the city of Netishyn, uses water from the Horyn river for its cooling processes.
Before the river was dammed up which created pollution, the river was used for irrigation and for fishing purposes. A clean-up effort in September 1996, was a step toward the rivers restoration.
Cities and towns located on the river are:
(UKR): IziaslavIziaslav can refer to:* Iziaslav of Kiev* Iziaslav, Ukraine, town...
,
SlavutaSlavuta is a city in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. Serving as the administrative center of the Slavutsky Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located approximately 80 km from the oblast capital,...
,
NetishynNetishyn is a city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast , in the west of Ukraine. Located on the Horyn River this city of oblast subordinance has a population of 34,267....
,
OstrohOstroh is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. Ostroh is the administrative center of the Ostroh Raion and is itself designated as a special administrative subordination within the oblast...
,
DubrovytsiaDubrovytsia is a town in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Dubrovytsia Raion. Population is 9,644 .-Notable people:*Georges Charpak, a Nobel laureate in physics, was born there....
, and
(BEL): RechytsaRechitsa is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus. It is center of Rechitsa district. City is situated at the mouth of Rechitsa river, flowing into Dnieper. The population is 65,532 as of 2005....
,
StolinStolin is a town in the Brest Voblast of Belarus. Nowadays, Stolin is the center of the largest district in Brest voblast. The population of Stolin is 12,500 people . The Belarusian-Ukrainian border is about 15 km away, so Stolin is now a border city that hosts many Ukrainians on the market days...
.