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Also known as Luzha River

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
Located in
Kaluga Oblast
Image
Река Лужа.jpg
Length
159
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mouth of the watercourse
Protva
watershed area
1400
Commons category
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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