Irpin (river)
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Irpin Ірпі́нь, Ирпе́нь, Irpen |
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 Irpin near Chornogorodka |
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| location | Oblast Zhytomyr , Kiev Oblast ( Ukraine ) | |
| River system | Dnepr | |
| Drain over | Dnepr → Black Sea | |
| source | in the northwestern foothills of the Dnieper highlands 50 ° 6 ′ 56 ″ N , 29 ° 11 ′ 9 ″ E |
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Kiev Reservoir Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 40 ″ N , 30 ° 22 ′ 5 ″ E 50 ° 44 ′ 40 ″ N , 30 ° 22 ′ 5 ″ E
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| length | 162 km | |
| Catchment area | 3340 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Unawa , Nywka | |
| Medium-sized cities | Irpin | |
| Communities | Kornyn , Bilohorodka , Ljutisch , Demydow | |
 Irpen after the first snow |
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The Irpin ( Ukrainian Ірпі́нь ; Russian Ирпе́нь / Irpen) is a right tributary of the Dnepr in Ukraine .
geography
The Irpin has its source in the northwestern foothills of the Dnieper highlands . It initially flows in an easterly direction and passes the place Kornyn . He later turns to the northeast and picks up the Unawa from the right. It continues its course about 20 km west of Kiev now in a northerly direction. It flows through the city of the same name Irpin and finally reaches the Kiev reservoir . The Irpin has a length of 162 km. Its catchment area covers 3340 km².
history
The momentous Battle of the Irpen took place on the river in 1321 , in which the Lithuanian armed forces were victorious over the combined armed forces of the southern Russian principalities.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Article Irpin in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)