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Ostyor
The Ostyor (), or Ascior official transliteration () is a river in Pochinkovsky, Roslavlsky, and Shumyachsky Districts of Smolensk Oblast in Russia and in Klimavichy and Krychaw Districts of Mogilev Region of Belarus. It is a left tributary of the Sozh. The Ostyor is long, and has a basin. The town of Roslavl is located on the left bank of the Ostyor. The lower course of the Ostyor marks the state border between Russia and Belarus. The source of the Ostyor is in the east of Pochinkovsky District, in the Smolensk Upland. The river flows south, accepts the Ostrik from the right, turns west and passes Roslavl. There, the Ostyor turns northwest. At the border of the district, it turns west, a stretch of the Ostyor makes the border between Roslavlsky and Pochinskovsky Districts. Downstream, it turns south and makes the border between Roslavlsky and Shumyachsky Districts. Close to the village of Samolyubovo it departs from the border, turns west, flows north of the urban-type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast
Pochinkovsky District () is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #132-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Smolensk Oblast, twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the oblast and borders with Kardymovsky District in the north, Glinkovsky District in the northeast, Yelninsky District in the east, Roslavlsky District in the southeast, Shumyachsky District in the south, Khislavichsky District in the southwest, Monastyrshchinsky District in the west, and with Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Smolensky District in the northwest. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, town of Pochinok, Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Pochinok. Population: 30,959 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census); The population of Pochinok accounts for 28.3% of the district's total population. Geography The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roslavlsky District
Roslavlsky District () is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #133-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Yelninsky District in the north, Spas-Demensky District, of Kaluga Oblast, in the northeast, Kuybyshevsky District, also of Kaluga Oblast, in the east, Rognedinsky District of Bryansk Oblast in the southeast, Dubrovsky District, also of Bryansk Oblast, in the south, Yershichsky District in the southwest, Shumyachsky District in the west, and with Pochinkovsky District in the northwest. The territory of the town of Desnogorsk is enclosed from all sides by Roslavlsky District. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Roslavl. Population: 76,100 ( 2010 Census); The population of Roslavl accounts for 72.1% of the district's total population. Geography The district is located on the Smolensk Upland. The whole area of the district belongs to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shumyachsky District
Shumyachsky District () is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #138-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Khislavichsky District in the north, Pochinkovsky District in the northwest, Roslavlsky District in the east, Yershichsky District in the southeast, Klimavichy District of Mogilev Region of Belarus in the south, and with Krychaw and Mstsislaw Districts, also of Mogilev Region, in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Shumyachi. Population: 10,713 ( 2010 Census); The population of Shumyachi accounts for 39.5% of the district's total population. Geography The whole district belongs to the drainage basin of the Sozh River, a major left tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh itself makes the northwestern border of the district, separating it from Mogilev Region of Belarus. The biggest tributary of the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sozh
The Sozh (, ; ; ) is a river flowing in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It is a left bank tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh passes through Gomel, the second largest city in Belarus. The river is crossed by the Sozh Floating Bridge at Karma and an elegant steel arch at Gomel, which is featured on a Rbls 300 national stamp. Etymology The original name was Sozh' (), from Old East Slavic Съжь. With the previously suggested Baltic and Finnic etymologies considered unsatisfactory, Vadim Andreevich Zhuchkevich proposed that the name is derived from Old Russian/Old Belarusian ''sozhzh (сожжь) 'burned parts of a forest prepared for plowing,' which has parallels to other place names. Geography The Sozh rises in Russia and is mostly snow fed. The river freezes over between November and early January. The ice thaws from late March or April. The Vikhra and Pronia, on the right, and the Ostyor, Besed, Iput and Uts on the left are its main tributaries. It is one of the si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Smolensk Oblast
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sediment or alluvium carried by rivers shapes the landscape ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khislavichsky District
Khislavichsky District () is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #110-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Smolensk Oblast, twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Monastyrshchinsky District in the north, Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Pochinkovsky District in the east, Shumyachsky District in the south, and with Mstsislaw District of Mogilev Region of Belarus in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Khislavichi. Population: 9,070 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census); The population of Khislavichi accounts for 45.6% of the district's total population. Geography The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Sozh River, a major right tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh crosses the district from the north to the southwest, crossing into Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drainage Basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the drainage divide, made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern. Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water basin, and impluvium. In North America, they are commonly called a watershed, though in other English-speaking places, " watershed" is used only in its original sense, that of the drainage divide line. A drainage basin's boundaries are determined by watershed delineation, a common task in environmental engineering and science. In a closed drainage basin, or endorheic basin, rather than flowing to the ocean, water converges toward the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shumyachi
Shumyachi (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Shumyachsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia. Population: History Shumyachi is first mentioned in 1587 when it belonged to Poland. In 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, it was transferred to Russia and included in the newly established Mogilev Governorate. It belonged to Klimovichsky Uyezd. In 1919, Mogilev Governorate was abolished, and the area was transferred to Gomel Governorate. In 1922, it was included to Roslavlsky Uyezd of Smolensk Governorate. On 12 July 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Shumyachsky District with the administrative center in the settlement of Shumyachi was established. The district belonged to Roslavl Okrug of Western Oblast. On August 1, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were subordinated directly to the oblast. On 27 September 1937 Western Oblast was abolished and split between Oryol and Smolensk Oblasts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
