Prut facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prut
River
Prut near Mt. Hoverla, in Ukraine
Countries	Ukraine, Romania, Moldova
Counties/ Oblasts	Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivsk O., Chernivtsi O. Romania: Botoşani C., Iaşi C., Vaslui C., Galaţi C.
Tributaries
- right	Cheremosh, Jijia
Cities	Kolomyia, Chernivtsi, Ungheni, Cahul
Source	Carpathian Mountains
- location	Mt. Hoverla, Ivano-Frankivsk O., Ukraine
Mouth	Danube
- location	Galaţi/Giurgiuleşti, Romania/Moldova
Length	953 km (592 mi)
Basin	27,500 km² (10,618 sq mi)
Official River Code	XIII.1

Prut, or Pruth, (Ukrainian: Прут) is a 953 km long river in Eastern Europe. It flows to the southeast to join the Danube river near Reni. This is east of Galaţi.

Towns

These towns can be found along the Prut River, from source to mouth: Delatyn, Kolomyia, Sniatyn, Chernivtsi, Novoselytsia, Darabani, Ungheni, Cahul.

Tributaries

These are the tributaries of the Prut River:

Left: Racovăţ.

Right: Cheremosh, Herţa, Poiana, Corneşti, Isnovăţ, Rădăuţi, Ghireni, Volovăţ, Badu, Başeu, Corogea, Berza Veche, Râioasa, Soloneţ, Cerchezoaia, Jijia, Cozmeşti, Bohotin, Moşna, Pruteţ, Sărata, Elan, Horincea, Oancea, Stoeneasa, Chineja.

Images for kids

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  Alexandros Ypsilantis crosses the Pruth [in 1822] by Peter von Hess, Benaki Museum, Athens.

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  Skelia sphinx

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  Prut near Giurgiulești, Cahul District

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  Bridge over the Prut at Yaremche. Drawing by Karl Jeczmieniowski, 1893

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  Banks of the Prut in an 1876 edition of The Illustrated London News

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  German engineers building a pontoon bridge across the Prut River during the advance towards Uman, 1941

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  Prut at its beginning

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  Prut River between Dămideni (Romania) and Balatina (Moldova)

See also

In Spanish: Río Prut para niños