The
Pruth, or
Prut, is a 953
kmThe kilometre , symbol km is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second....
long river in
Eastern EuropeEastern Europe is a region lying in the Eastern part of Europe. The term is highly context-dependent and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
. It was known in
antiquityClassical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
as
Pyretus or
Porata (possibly) or
Gerasius. It originates on the eastern slope of Mount
HoverlaHoverla mountain at 2,061 m, is the highest mountain in Ukraine and part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountain is located in the Eastern Beskides, in the so-called Chornohora region. The slopes are covered with beech and spruce forests, above which there is a belt of sub-alpine meadows called...
, in the
Carpathian MountainsThe Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc roughly long across Central and Eastern Europe, making them the largest mountain range in Europe...
in
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...
. It flows southeast to join the
DanubeThe Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg rivers which join at the German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows...
river near
ReniReni is a small town in the Odessa Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Reniysky Raion , and is located in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak. The settlement was founded around 1548, acquiring city status in 1821.The current estimated population is around...
, east of
GalaţiGalaţi is a city in Moldavia, eastern Romania, the capital city of Galaţi County on the banks of the Danube, very close to Brăila forming with it the Cantemir metropolitan area...
.
Between 1918 and 1940 it was almost entirely in
Greater RomaniaThe Greater Romania generally refers to the territory of Romania in the years between the First World War and the Second World War , the largest geographical extent of Romania up to that time and its largest peacetime extent ever ; more precisely, it refers to the territory of the Kingdom of...
. Nowadays, for a length of 695 km it forms the border between
RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
and
MoldovaMoldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south....
.
The
Pruth, or
Prut, is a 953
kmThe kilometre , symbol km is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second....
long river in
Eastern EuropeEastern Europe is a region lying in the Eastern part of Europe. The term is highly context-dependent and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
. It was known in
antiquityClassical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
as
Pyretus or
Porata (possibly) or
Gerasius. It originates on the eastern slope of Mount
HoverlaHoverla mountain at 2,061 m, is the highest mountain in Ukraine and part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountain is located in the Eastern Beskides, in the so-called Chornohora region. The slopes are covered with beech and spruce forests, above which there is a belt of sub-alpine meadows called...
, in the
Carpathian MountainsThe Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc roughly long across Central and Eastern Europe, making them the largest mountain range in Europe...
in
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...
. It flows southeast to join the
DanubeThe Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg rivers which join at the German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows...
river near
ReniReni is a small town in the Odessa Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Reniysky Raion , and is located in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak. The settlement was founded around 1548, acquiring city status in 1821.The current estimated population is around...
, east of
GalaţiGalaţi is a city in Moldavia, eastern Romania, the capital city of Galaţi County on the banks of the Danube, very close to Brăila forming with it the Cantemir metropolitan area...
.
Between 1918 and 1940 it was almost entirely in
Greater RomaniaThe Greater Romania generally refers to the territory of Romania in the years between the First World War and the Second World War , the largest geographical extent of Romania up to that time and its largest peacetime extent ever ; more precisely, it refers to the territory of the Kingdom of...
. Nowadays, for a length of 695 km it forms the border between
RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
and
MoldovaMoldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south....
. It has a hydrographic basin of 27,500 km
2, of which 10,990 km
2 are in Romania and 7,790 km
2 in Moldova. The biggest city along its banks is
ChernivtsiChernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of historic region of Bukovina, which currently is divided between Romania and Ukraine. As of the 2001...
,
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...
.
The Costeşti-Stînca/Stânca-Costeşti dam, operated jointly by Moldova and Romania, is built on the Pruth.
Towns
The following towns are situated along the river Pruth, from source to mouth:
DelatynDelatyn is a town in the Nadvirnianskyi Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine. It is located 101 km west of Chernivtsi and 294.6 miles WSW of Kiev. It lies along the Prut River.-History:...
,
KolomyiaKolomyia is a city located on the Prut River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , in western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Kolomyisky Raion , the city is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
,
SniatynSniatyn is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Sniatynsky Raion , and is located at around .The current estimated population is around 10,500 ....
,
ChernivtsiChernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of historic region of Bukovina, which currently is divided between Romania and Ukraine. As of the 2001...
,
NovoselytsiaNovoselytsia or Suliţa Nouă is a city in Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine. Population is 8,400 ....
,
DarabaniDarabani is a town in Botoşani County, Moldavia, Romania, and is the northernmost town in Romania. As of 2004, its estimated population was 11,867....
,
LipcaniLipcani is a small town in Moldova, located on the banks of the Prut river, which forms the border with Romania. The border with Ukraine is also only a few kilometers to the north. Lipcani is located in the Bessarabia region. The closest large urban centres are Chernivtsi in Ukraine, Suceava in...
,
UngheniUngheni is the seventh largest city in Moldova and, since 2003, the seat of Ungheni District.There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border town with the same name in Romania, on the other side of the Prut River.The first historical mention of Ungheni...
,
LeovaLeova is a city in Moldova, located 92 km southwest of the national capital, Chişinău. It is the administrative center of Leova District. The city is situated on the east bank of the river Prut bordering Romania.- References :* *...
,
CantemirCantemir or Kantemir can refer to:*members of the Cantemireşti family:**Antioh Cantemir , son of Constantin Cantemir, Voivode of Moldavia**Antiokh Dmitrievich Kantemir , son of Dimitrie Cantemir, man of letters and Russian diplomat...
,
CahulCahul is a city in southern Moldova. The city is the administrative center of Cahul District; it also administers one village, Cotihana.-Etymology and names:...
.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Pruth:
Left: Racovăţ, Ciuhur, Lăpuşna, Sărata
Right:
CheremoshThe Cheremosh River is a river which flows along the borderline of Bukovina and Galicia. It is a tributary of the Prut River.The two upper streams of this river are called Bilyi Cheremosh and Chornyi Cheremosh ....
,
HerţaThe Herţa River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971- Maps :...
,
PoianaThe Poiana River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971- Maps :...
,
CorneştiThe Corneşti River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971- Maps :...
,
IsnovăţThe Isnovăţ River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971- Maps :...
,
RădăuţiThe Rădăuţi River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971- Maps :...
,
GhireniThe Ghireni River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
,
VolovăţThe Volovăţ River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971- Maps :...
,
BaduThe Badu River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971- Maps :...
,
BaşeuThe Başeu River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
,
CorogeaThe Corogea River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971- Maps :...
,
Berza VecheThe Berza Veche River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971- Maps :...
,
RâioasaThe Râioasa River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
,
SoloneţThe Soloneţ River or Râul Luncanilor is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
,
CerchezoaiaThe Cerchezoaia River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Jijia,
CozmeştiThe Cozmeşti River is a tributary of the Prut River.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971* Trasee turistice Judeţul Iaşi...
,
BohotinThe Bohotin River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971* Trasee turistice Judeţul Iaşi...
,
MoşnaThe Moşna River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971* Trasee turistice - judeţul Iaşi...
,
PruteţThe Pruteţ River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Râurile României - Bucureşti 1972]...
,
SărataThe Sărata River is a tributary of the Prut River.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971* Trasee turistice - judeţul Vaslui...
,
ElanThe Elan River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
,
HorinceaThe Horincea River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
,
OanceaThe Oancea River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
,
StoeneasaThe Stoeneasa River is a tributary of the Prut River.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
,
ChinejaThe Chineja River is a tributary of the Prut River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
Historical events
On 19 July 1711 Russian forces, divided to Peter the Great's army on the west bank and Boris Sheremetev's army of on the east bank of the Pruth met with the Ottoman army led by
Grand VizierGrand Vizier, in Turkish Sadr-ı Azam or Serdar-ı Ekrem , deriving from the Persian word vizier , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself...
Baltaci Mehmed Pasha. The Turks and Crimean tatars attacked first against Sheremetev, who then retreated to the other side to join Peter the Great. Afterwards the Russian army set up a defensive camp between
StănileştiStănileşti is a commune in Vaslui County, Romania....
and the river, which was then completely surrounded by the Ottoman army. After several assaults the Ottoman Grand Vizier started to bombard the Russian camp. Peter the Great surrendered on 21 July 1711 and the
Treaty of the PruthThe Treaty of the Pruth was signed on the banks of the river Pruth between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire on July 21 1711, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1710–1711...
was signed on 23 July 1711.