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The Siret River is a waterway that flows through Romania and Ukraine. It matters as an important river system in Eastern Europe that affects the region's geography, water resources, and local communities.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Siret River is referenced by 678 other articles, and connects out to Ukraine, Romania and Vienna.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It sits within the topics International rivers of Europe, Rivers of Bacău County and Rivers of Botoșani County.
Its subject is documented across 54 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Ukraine Romania
- Counties oblasts
- Chernivtsi Botoșani Suceava Neamț Iași Bacău Vrancea Galați
- Cities
- Pașcani Roman Bacău Galați
- Source
- Eastern Carpathians
- Location
- Chernivtsi O. , Ukraine
- Elevation
- 1,238 m (4,062 ft)
- Mouth
- Danube
- Length
- 647 km (402 mi)
- Basin size
- 44,811 km (17,302 sq mi)
- Average
- 250 m /s (8,800 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- Danube → Black Sea
- Left
- Bârlad
- Right
- Suceava , Moldova , Bistrița , Trotuș , Putna , Buzău
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Siretul la Mircesti.jpg
- Length
- 740
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- watershed area
- 43960
- Commons category
- Siret River
- discharge
- 230
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Encyclopedic overview
The Siret or Sireth (Romanian: Siret, pronounced [siˈret]; Ukrainian: Сірет or Серет; Hungarian: Szeret) is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania before it joins the Danube. It is 647 km (402 mi) long, of which a 559 km (347 mi) section is in Romania, and its basin area is 44,811 km (17,302 sq mi), of which 42,890 km (16,560 sq mi) in Romania. Its average discharge is 250 m/s (8,800 cu ft/s). In ancient times, it was named Hierasus (Ancient Greek Ιερασός).
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Siret River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.