Vorskla

The Vorskla (Russian: Ворскла; Ukrainian: Ворскла, Polish: Worskla), located in Russia and northeastern Ukraine, is a south-flowing tributary of the Dnieper.

For the football team, see FC Vorskla Poltava.
Vorskla
Ворскла
Vorskla in Poltava
Location
CountryRussia, Ukraine
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBelgorod Oblast, Russia
MouthDnieper
 • coordinates
48°54′15″N 34°07′18″E
Length464 km (288 mi)
Basin size14,700 km2 (5,700 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea

An ancient fort, thought to be Gelonos, is on the Vorskla south of Okhtyrka. In 1399, the Battle of the Vorskla River was fought in the area. In 1709, the city of Poltava, on the banks of the Vorskla River, was besieged by Charles XII.

It has a length of 464 kilometres (288 mi), a basin area of 14,700 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi)[1] and is mostly navigable between its delta and Kobelyaky.

Tributaries of the river are: (Right): Vorsklytsia, Boromlia, (Left): Merla, Kolomak, and Tahamlyk.

Large cities located on the river are: Poltava, the capital of Poltava Oblast, Okhtyrka and Kobeliaky.


Etimology

The name of the Vorskla river has been found in written sources since 1173 under the name Voroskol (Воръскол, Въроскол; ъ - unstressed vowel with a vague sound) in [PSRL. - T. 2. The Ipatiev Chronicle. - SPb., 1908. - Clmn. 568,578(ПСРЛ. — Т. 2. Ипатьевская летопись. — СПб., 1908. — Стлб. 568,578) http://litopys.org.ua/ipatlet/ipat24.htm] According to one version, the hydronym originated from the Turk's ethnonym of the Aorsa people who lived on the river.[Pospelov E.M. Geographical names of the world: Toponymic dictionary. - M .: AST, 2001(Поспелов Е. М. Географические названия мира: Топонимический словарь. — М.: АСТ, 2001)]. There is also a version that the name Vorskla is of Mordovian origin and means "forest river".[Yanko M.T. Toponymic Dictionary of Ukraine: Dictionary-reference (Ukrainian). - K .: Knowledge, 1998 (Янко М. Т. Топонімічний словник України: Словник-довідник (укр.). — К.: Знання, 1998. ]. In [A. Glezer, Notes on the Etymology of Toponyms, https://huji.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/972HUJI_INST/10ptda2/alma9920800467603701], it is assumed that Voroskol, the old name of this river , denotes a trade route passing along it. By the route the cities (settlements) of Voronezh and Oskol which produced iron goods from ore mined in the vicinity, were connected with cities (settlements) on shores of the Dnieper River and the Black Sea. That is hydronym Vorskla ( Voroskol) originated , perhaps, from Voronezh + Oskol.

Flora and fauna

In the river there are more than 50 species of fish, most of which are carps and pikes, breams, rudds, roaches, minnows, catfish.

Fauna is represented by hares, foxes, in the woods you can meet roe deer and wild boar, a great variety of birds: wild duck, gray heron, partridge, pheasant.

Along the banks of the river there are large wooded areas, as coniferous (mostly on the left bank) and deciduous forests.

  • White lilies of the Vorskla River in July 2005
  • Vorskla River near Khukhra village
  • Worska River near Opishnya
  • Vorskla River near Novi Sanzary
  • Vorskla River near Novi Sanzary

References
  1. Ворскла, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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