The Strypa ( uk, Стрипа; hu, Sztripa) is a river in
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...
,
Western Ukraine
Western Ukraine or West Ukraine ( uk, Західна Україна, Zakhidna Ukraina or , ) is the territory of Ukraine linked to the former Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, which was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austr ...
. It is a left-bank tributary of the
Dniester
The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and t ...
that flows southward for 147 km through Ternopil oblast and drains a basin area of 1,610 km
2 (12% territory of Ternopil Oblast). The river is generally approximately 30 m wide and has a sharply defined valley. Its waters are used for industry and agriculture. A small water reservoir has been built on it. The major centers located along the river include
Zboriv
Zboriv ( uk, Зборів, pl, Zborów, yi, זבאָרעוו, Zbarav, russian: Зборов) is a town in Ternopil Raion of Ternopil Oblast, west Ukraine. It is located in the historical region of Galicia. Local government is administered by Zb ...
,
Buchach
Buchach ( uk, Бучач; pl, Buczacz; yi, בעטשאָטש, Betshotsh or (Bitshotsh); he, בוצ'אץ' ''Buch'ach''; german: Butschatsch; tr, Bucaş) is a city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of T ...
, and
Zarvanytsia.
Its main tributaries are
Western Strypa,
Vosushka,
Vil'khovets', and
Studenka.
File:Buchach1.jpg,
File:Русилівські водоспади.JPG, Rusyliv Falls
File:Buchach-24-9-15- 1.jpg, Meandre in Buchach
File:Фортифікаційні споруди фронту по Стрипі, 1914-1918.jpg,
File:Сміття на Баштах, Стрипа, Бучач, 2014.JPG,
Sources
* {{ТЕС, 3, 362, В. Паращій, Й. Свинко, Стрипа
External links
Strypa River / Encyclopedia of Ukraine
Rivers of Ternopil Oblast
Austrian Empire–Russian Empire border