Luzha
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The Luzha () is a river in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, which originates in Moscow Oblast. It is a right tributary of the Protva (in the Oka river basin). The Luzha has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The Luzha freezes up in November (rarely in December) and breaks up in April. The town of Maloyaroslavets, the site of an important battle in 1812 during the French invasion of Russia, is located on the Luzha.
Key facts
- River.name
- Luzha
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Russia
- River.length_km
- 159
- River.mouth
- Protva
- River.progression
- Protva→
- River.basin_size_km2
- 1400
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Kaluga Oblast
- Image
- Река Лужа.jpg
- Length
- 159
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- mouth of the watercourse
- Protva
- watershed area
- 1400
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- Luzha River
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Luzha () is a river in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, which originates in Moscow Oblast. It is a right tributary of the Protva (in the Oka river basin). The Luzha has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The Luzha freezes up in November (rarely in December) and breaks up in April. The town of Maloyaroslavets, the site of an important battle in 1812 during the French invasion of Russia, is located on the Luzha.
== References ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Luzha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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