The Ubort (Russian and Ukrainian: Уборть; Belarusian: Убарць, Ubarć) is a river in Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukraine) and Gomel Region (Belarus), a right tributary to the Pripyat in the Dnieper river basin.[1] It is 292 kilometres (181 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 5,820 square kilometres (2,250 sq mi).[2]
The Ubort is fed mostly by melting snow (~70%) and peaks during the spring run-off, usually mid-March to early May, and maintains an even, albeit lower, flow during the summer months. It can freeze as early as mid-November or as late as January, and the ice breaks up as early as mid-February or as late as mid-April.
The Ubort originates in the hills above and south of the village of Andreyevichi[3] in Zhytomyr Oblast. It arises at elevation 207 m., from a series of small creeks flowing westward off of the Simony Hills, elevation 222 m, and northeastward off of the Marynivka Hills, elevation 225 m. The river flows north past Yemilchyne and Olevsk, thence across the international border into Belarus near Borovoye[4] (Баравое). It then flows northeast and north past Lelchytsy, and Moiseyevichi, before entering the Pripyat at Pyetrykaw. The mouth of the river is at an elevation of 120 meters.
The river has a low incline dropping only 87 meters over its 292 kilometer length. The result is a meandering river with many swamps and oxbox lakes. The area of its drainage basin is 5,820 square kilometres (2,247 sq mi). The average annual flow of water at the mouth of the Ubort is 24.4 Cubic metres per second.
Historyedit
The name appears in Latin as Hubort in a 1412 survey document. Some maps in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries mark it as the Олевская (Olevskaya) or in Polish Olewsko, as being of the town of Olevsk. The origin of the name Ubort is obscure, but seems to be related to the use of boards (ubort) in making artificial hollow trees for honey bees.[7]
In July 1941, between 30 and 40 Jews from Olevsk were taken to the Ubort River, where they were humiliated and tortured; some of them were murdered in the pogrom.[8]
^ZHUCHKEVICH, Vadim Andreevich (1974). Краткий топонимический словарь Белоруссии (in Russian). OCLC 749097432.
^McBride, Jared (July 20, 2016). "Ukrainian Holocaust Perpetrators Are Being Honored in Place of Their Victims". The Tablet. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
Booksedit
Khvagina, T. A. (2005). Polesye: from the Bug to the Ubort' (in Belarusian, Russian, and English). Minsk: Vysheysha shkola. ISBN985-06-1153-7.
Gerlach, Thomas (2009). Ukraine: Zwischen den Karpaten und dem Schwarzen Meer (Ukraine: Between the Carpathians and the Black Sea) (in German). Berlin: Trescher. ISBN978-3-89794-152-6.
November 11, 2023
ubort, russian, ukrainian, Уборть, belarusian, Убарць, ubarć, river, zhytomyr, oblast, ukraine, gomel, region, belarus, right, tributary, pripyat, dnieper, river, basin, kilometres, long, drainage, basin, square, kilometres, river, yemilchyne, ukrainelocationc. The Ubort Russian and Ukrainian Ubort Belarusian Ubarc Ubarc is a river in Zhytomyr Oblast Ukraine and Gomel Region Belarus a right tributary to the Pripyat in the Dnieper river basin 1 It is 292 kilometres 181 mi long and has a drainage basin of 5 820 square kilometres 2 250 sq mi 2 UbortThe Ubort River at Yemilchyne UkraineLocationCountryUkraine BelarusPhysical characteristicsSource coordinates50 42 36 N 27 53 56 E 50 71000 N 27 89889 E 50 71000 27 89889MouthPripyat coordinates52 06 05 N 28 27 56 E 52 10139 N 28 46556 E 52 10139 28 46556Length292 km 181 mi Basin size5 820 km2 2 250 sq mi Basin featuresProgressionPripyat Dnieper Dnieper Bug estuary Black SeaThe Ubort is fed mostly by melting snow 70 and peaks during the spring run off usually mid March to early May and maintains an even albeit lower flow during the summer months It can freeze as early as mid November or as late as January and the ice breaks up as early as mid February or as late as mid April Contents 1 Course 2 History 3 References 4 BooksCourse editThe Ubort originates in the hills above and south of the village of Andreyevichi 3 in Zhytomyr Oblast It arises at elevation 207 m from a series of small creeks flowing westward off of the Simony Hills elevation 222 m and northeastward off of the Marynivka Hills elevation 225 m The river flows north past Yemilchyne and Olevsk thence across the international border into Belarus near Borovoye 4 Baravoe It then flows northeast and north past Lelchytsy and Moiseyevichi before entering the Pripyat at Pyetrykaw The mouth of the river is at an elevation of 120 meters The principle tributaries 5 of the Ubort are the 67 km Perga Perga with its mouth at 51 24 00 N 027 52 57 E 51 40000 N 27 88250 E 51 40000 27 88250 in the Ukraine and the 58 km Svidovets Svidovec with its mouth at 51 42 55 N 028 17 28 E 51 71528 N 28 29111 E 51 71528 28 29111 in Belarus 6 The river has a low incline dropping only 87 meters over its 292 kilometer length The result is a meandering river with many swamps and oxbox lakes The area of its drainage basin is 5 820 square kilometres 2 247 sq mi The average annual flow of water at the mouth of the Ubort is 24 4 Cubic metres per second History editThe name appears in Latin as Hubort in a 1412 survey document Some maps in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries mark it as the Olevskaya Olevskaya or in Polish Olewsko as being of the town of Olevsk The origin of the name Ubort is obscure but seems to be related to the use of boards ubort in making artificial hollow trees for honey bees 7 In July 1941 between 30 and 40 Jews from Olevsk were taken to the Ubort River where they were humiliated and tortured some of them were murdered in the pogrom 8 It was contaminated during the Chernobyl disaster References edit Uborc in Polish in Slownik geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland volume XII page 734 1892 Ubort Great Soviet Encyclopedia Andreyevichi Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Baravoye Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Other tributaries are the Berestok Mala Glumcha Zolnya Telina Uglya Mudrich Bozhanka and Silec Swidowka Svidovets of the Dnieper in Polish in Slownik geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland volume XI page 649 1890 ZHUCHKEVICH Vadim Andreevich 1974 Kratkij toponimicheskij slovar Belorussii in Russian OCLC 749097432 McBride Jared July 20 2016 Ukrainian Holocaust Perpetrators Are Being Honored in Place of Their Victims The Tablet Retrieved July 22 2016 Books editKhvagina T A 2005 Polesye from the Bug to the Ubort in Belarusian Russian and English Minsk Vysheysha shkola ISBN 985 06 1153 7 Gerlach Thomas 2009 Ukraine Zwischen den Karpaten und dem Schwarzen Meer Ukraine Between the Carpathians and the Black Sea in German Berlin Trescher ISBN 978 3 89794 152 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ubort amp oldid 1169114681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
