The Milcov is a right

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of the river Putna in eastern

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. It flows through the towns and villages

Andreiașu de Jos Andreiașu de Jos is a commune located in Vrancea County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Andreiașu de Jos, Andreiașu de Sus, Arșița, Fetig, Hotaru, Răchitașu, and Titila. The commune is located in a hilly area, at the ...

Șindrilari Reghiu is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Farcaș, Jgheaburi, Piscu Reghiului, Răiuți, Reghiu, Șindrilari, Ursoaia, and Valea Milcovului. Geography The commune is located in the central-west pa ...

, Mera, Broșteni, Odobești,

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, Câmpineanca, Golești, Milcovul and

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. It discharges into the Putna in Răstoaca.Milcov / Milcovul (jud. Vrancea)
e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . The city of

Focșani Focșani (; yi, פֿאָקשאַן, Fokshan) is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the banks the river Milcov, in the historical region of Moldavia. It has a population () of 79,315. Geography Focșani lies at the foot of the Cur ...

used to lie on it. Due to floods, however, the riverbed moved a few kilometers away, south of the city. In 1482,

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declared Milcov as the boundary between

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and

Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centra ...

. In the 19th century, the river was perceived by unionists as a symbol of discord between Wallachia and Moldavia—see "''

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''", a poem by

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. The Milcov border was dispensed with in 1859, when Wallachia and Moldavia united to form the

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Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Milcov (from source to mouth): *Left:

Reghiu Reghiu is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Farcaș, Jgheaburi, Piscu Reghiului, Răiuți, Reghiu, Șindrilari, Ursoaia, and Valea Milcovului. Geography The commune is located in the central-west part ...

, Milcovel, Arva *Right: Groza, Valea Rea, Valea Seacă, Pietroasa, Dălhăuți,

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Gallery

Image:Milcov5.jpg, The Milcov Valley

References

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