Uzh River

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The Uzh River is a river in western Ukraine and eastern Slovakia that flows through the city of Uzhhorod before joining the Bug River as a significant tributary.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Uzh River canonical 11

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Slovakia
Ukraine
belongsToHydrologicalSystem Tisza–Danube hydrological system
linked to: Tisza River basin
borderFunction forms part of the border between Slovakia and Ukraine
cityOnRiver Ubľa
Uzhhorod
Vyšné Nemecké
continent Europe
country Slovakia
Ukraine
crossesBorderNear Uzhhorod
drainageBasinArea approximately 2,750 km²
environmentalIssue periodic flooding in Uzhhorod area
water pollution from urban sources
etymology possibly derived from Slavic word for grass snake (už) or from a word meaning bend, meander
flowsDirection generally southeast
flowsThrough Prešov Region
Transcarpathia
linked to: Zakarpattia Oblast

Uzhhorod
hasBridge Uzhhorod pedestrian bridge
hasTributary Studenyj River
Teplyj River
Ublianka River
Ulička River
length 127 km
lengthInSlovakia 106 km
lengthInUkraine 21.3 km
locatedIn Carpathian region
Eastern Slovakia
Western Ukraine
mouthOf Laborec River
nameLanguage Uh (Slovak)
linked to: Slovak language

Ung (German)
Uzh (Ukrainian)
linked to: Uzh
partOfDrainageBasin Danube River basin
Tisza River basin
region Prešov Region
Zakarpattia Oblast
sourceLocation Uzhok Pass
sourceMountainRange Carpathian Mountains
tributaryOf Laborec River
usedFor fishing
local water supply
recreation

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bug River hasMajorTributary Uzh River
Carpathian Ruthenia majorRiver Uzh River
Zhytomyr Oblast hasRiver Uzh River
Uzhhorod locatedOnRiver Uzh River
Uzhhorod borderRiver Uzh River
Korosten locatedOnRiver Uzh River
Korosten hasBridgeOver Uzh River
Uzhhorod Synagogue locatedNear Uzh River
Ung County namedAfter Uzh River