Prut 303767 224145398 2008-07-07T14:59:41Z CristianChirita 205186 {{Geobox River <!-- *** Name section *** --> | name = Prut | native_name = | other_name = | other_name1 = <!-- *** Image *** ---> | image = Prut near Hoverla.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = Prut near Mt. Hoverla, in Ukraine <!-- *** Country etc. *** --> | country_type = Countries | state_type = | region_type = | district_type = Counties/<br>Oblasts | city_type = Cities | country = [[Ukraine]], [[Romania]], [[Moldova]] | country1 = | state = | state1 = | region = | region1 = | district = '''Ukraine''': [[Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast|Ivano-Frankivsk O.]], [[Chernivtsi Oblast|Chernivtsi O.]]<br>'''Romania''': [[Botoşani County|Botoşani C.]], [[Iaşi County|Iaşi C.]], [[Vaslui County|Vaslui C.]], [[Galaţi County|Galaţi C.]] | district1 = | city = [[Kolomyia]], [[Chernivtsi]], [[Ungheni]], [[Cahul]] | city1 = <!-- *** Geography *** --> | length = 953 | watershed = 27500 | discharge_location = | discharge = | discharge_max = | discharge_min = | discharge1_location = | discharge1 = <!-- *** Source *** --> | source_name = [[Carpathian Mountains]] | source_location = Mt. [[Hoverla]] | source_district = [[Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast|Ivano-Frankivsk O.]] | source_region = | source_state = | source_country = [[Ukraine]] | source_lat_d = | source_lat_m = | source_lat_s = | source_lat_NS = | source_long_d = | source_long_m = | source_long_s = | source_long_EW = | source_elevation = | source_length = <!-- *** Mouth *** --> | mouth_name = [[Danube]] | mouth_location = [[Galaţi]]/[[Giurgiuleşti]] | mouth_district = | mouth_region = | mouth_state = | mouth_country = Romania/Moldova | mouth_lat_d = | mouth_lat_m = | mouth_lat_s = | mouth_lat_NS = | mouth_long_d = | mouth_long_m = | mouth_long_s = | mouth_long_EW = | mouth_elevation = <!-- *** Tributaries *** --> | tributary_left = | tributary_left1 = | tributary_right = [[Cheremosh River|Cheremosh]], [[Jijia River (Prut)|Jijia]] | tributary_right1 = <!-- *** Free fields *** --> | free = XIII.1 | free_type = Official River Code <!-- *** Map section *** --> | map = Prut river.jpg | map_size = 250 | map_caption = Map of the Prut River. }} '''Prut''', or '''Pruth''', ({{lang-uk|Прут}}) is a 953 [[Kilometre|km]] long river in [[Eastern Europe]]. It was known in [[classical antiquity|antiquity]] as ''Pyretus'' or ''Porata'' or ''Gerasius''<ref>The Goths By Peter Heather page 100</ref>. It originates on the eastern slope of Mount [[Hoverla]], in the [[Carpathian Mountains]] in [[Ukraine]]. It flows southeast to join the [[Danube]] river near [[Reni, Ukraine|Reni]], east of [[Galaţi]]. Before [[1940]] and the occupation of [[Bessarabia]] and Northern [[Bukovina]] it was almost entirely in [[Romania]]. Nowadays, for a length of 711 km it forms the border between [[Romania]] and [[Moldova]]. It has a hydrographic basin of 27,500 km², of which 10,990 km² are in Romania. The biggest city along its banks is [[Chernivtsi]], [[Ukraine]]. The Stânca-Costeşti dam is built on the Prut. ==Towns== The following towns are situated along the river Prut, from source to mouth: [[Delatyn]], [[Kolomyia]], [[Sniatyn]], [[Chernivtsi]], [[Novoselytsia]], [[Darabani]], [[Ungheni]], [[Cahul]]. ==Tributaries== The following rivers are tributaries to the river Prut: Left: [[Racovăţ River|Racovăţ]] Right: [[Cheremosh River|Cheremosh]], [[Herţa River|Herţa]], [[Poiana River (Prut)|Poiana]], [[Corneşti River (Prut)|Corneşti]], [[Isnovăţ River|Isnovăţ]], [[Rădăuţi River|Rădăuţi]], [[Ghireni River|Ghireni]], [[Volovăţ River (Prut)|Volovăţ]], [[Badu River|Badu]], [[Başeu River|Başeu]], [[Corogea River|Corogea]], [[Berza Veche River|Berza Veche]], [[Râioasa River|Râioasa]], [[Soloneţ River (Prut)|Soloneţ]], [[Cerchezoaia River|Cerchezoaia]], [[Jijia River (Prut)|Jijia]], [[Cozmeşti River|Cozmeşti]], [[Bohotin River|Bohotin]], [[Moşna River (Prut)|Moşna]], [[Pruteţ River|Pruteţ]], [[Sărata River (Prut)|Sărata]], [[Elan River|Elan]], [[Horincea River|Horincea]], [[Oancea River (Prut)|Oancea]], [[Stoeneasa River|Stoeneasa]], [[Chineja River|Chineja]] ==See also== * [[Pokucie]] ==References== * Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti * Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971 {{commonscat|Prut River}} {{Romania-geo-stub}} {{Moldova-geo-stub}} {{Ukraine-geo-stub}} {{Danube}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Prut River}} [[Category:Rivers of Ukraine]] [[Category:Rivers of Romania]] [[Category:Rivers of Moldova]] [[Category:Tributaries of the Danube]] [[Category:Rivers of the Prut subbasin]] [[Category:Rivers of Botoşani County]] [[Category:Rivers of Iaşi County]] [[Category:Rivers of Vaslui County]] [[Category:Rivers of Galaţi County]] [[ast:Ríu Prut]] [[bg:Прут]] [[ca:Prut]] [[cs:Prut (řeka)]] [[da:Prut (flod)]] [[de:Pruth]] [[et:Prut]] [[es:Río Prut]] [[eo:Prut]] [[fr:Prout (rivière)]] [[gl:Río Prut]] [[ko:프루트 강]] [[it:Prut]] [[he:פרוט (נהר)]] [[lt:Prutas]] [[hu:Prut]] [[nl:Proet]] [[ja:プルト川]] [[no:Prut]] [[nn:Prut]] [[pl:Prut]] [[pt:Rio Prut]] [[ro:Râul Prut]] [[ru:Прут (река)]] [[simple:Prut]] [[sk:Prut]] [[sr:Прут (река)]] [[fi:Prut]] [[sv:Prut]] [[tr:Prut Nehri]] [[uk:Прут (річка)]] [[zh:普魯特河]]