The Seret (
Ukrainian: Серéт) is the left
tributary
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of the
Dniester
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that flows through the
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capital (political), administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret (river), Seret, a tribu ...
of
Ukraine
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. It is long and its basin area is . The towns of
Ternopil
Ternopil, known until 1944 mostly as Tarnopol, is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical regions of Galicia and Podolia. The populatio ...
,
Terebovlia and
Chortkiv
Chortkiv (, ; ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Chortkiv Raion, housing the district's local administration buildings. Chortkiv hosts the administratio ...
sit along the river's banks. Some of the bloodiest fighting of
World War I
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took place on the banks of the Seret.
Location
It consists of the merger of several small rivers near the village of
Ratyshchi district. Seretha hills are located between the hills of
Voroniaky, the middle current - within the
Ternopil
Ternopil, known until 1944 mostly as Tarnopol, is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical regions of Galicia and Podolia. The populatio ...
plateau, the lower reaches - in the
Dniester
The Dniester ( ) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova (from which it more or less separates the breakaway territory of Transnistria), finally discharging into the Black Sea on Uk ...
canyon area. The main direction of the current is from north to south (partly to the southeast).
Usage
The river is used for technical water supply, agricultural needs, fish breeding, and recreation. There are also a few archaeological sites, monuments, and hydroelectric power stations along the river.
Tributaries
*Right:
Hrabarka,
Seret-Pravyi,
Smolianka, ,
Nesterivka,
Dovzhanka,
Bridok,
Nishla,
Hnyla Rudka,
Pereima, ,
Cherkaska,
*Left: , ,
Hnizna (the largest tributary),
References
Rivers of Ternopil Oblast
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