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Styr

Coordinates:52°06′27″N26°34′58″E/ 52.1076°N 26.5829°E/52.1076; 26.5829
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Styr
Styr nearVarash
Native name
Location
CountryUkraine,Belarus
Physical characteristics
Source
• locationLviv Oblast,Ukraine
MouthPripyat
• coordinates
52°06′27″N26°34′58″E/ 52.1076°N 26.5829°E/52.1076; 26.5829
Length494 km (307 mi)
Basin size13,100 km2(5,100 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionPripyatDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea
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TheStyr(Ukrainian:Стир;Belarusian:Стыр;Russian:Стырь) is a righttributaryof thePripyat,with a length of 494 kilometres (307 mi). Itsbasinarea is 13,100 square kilometres (5,100 sq mi) and located in the historical region ofVolhynia.[1][2][3]

The Styr begins nearBrody,Lviv Oblast,then flows intoRivne Oblast,Volyn Oblast,then intoBrest RegionofBelaruswhere it finally flows into the Pripyat.

Notable settlements located on the river areLutsk,Staryi ChortoryiskandVarash.

History

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During theKhmelnytskyi Uprising,theBattle of Berestechkotook place in 1651 on the river between armies of thePolish-Lithuanian Commonwealthand theCossacksofBohdan Khmelnytsky.[4]

During 1915–1916, the Styr river was the front line between theAustro-HungarianandImperial Russianarmies.[5][6]

The river was also a barrier to the German invasion on June 22, 1941, duringOperation Barbarossaon the South-Western Front.

Tributaries

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References

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  1. ^Izsák Tibor (2007).Ukrajna természeti földrajza(PDF)(in Hungarian). II. Rákóczi Ferenc Kárpátaljai Magyar Főiskola. p. 95.Retrieved2019-04-20.
  2. ^"NÉVJEGYZÉK-SZÓTÁR az UKRAJNA TERMÉSZETI FÖLDRAJZA tantárgyhoz"(PDF)(in Hungarian). II. Rákóczi Ferenc Kárpátaljai Magyar Főiskola.Retrieved2019-04-20.
  3. ^"Стырь"(in Russian). Большая Советская Энциклопедия.Retrieved2019-04-20.
  4. ^Hrushevsky, M. (2004).The Cossack Age, 1650–1653.History of Ukraine-Rus. Vol. Nine, Book One. Toronto: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. pp. 304–305.ISBN1895571227.
  5. ^Marian Feldman(2009).From Warsaw, Through Łuck, Siberia, and Back to Warsaw.Lulu Inc. p. 32.ISBN9780557093731.
  6. ^Churchill, Miller, and Reynolds (2016). "XXIII".The Story of the Great War, Volume 4: The World War.VM eBooks.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)