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Encyclopedia > Oster River
Oster, Остер
The watershed of the Oster River
The watershed of the Oster River
Origin Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
Mouth Desna
Basin countries Ukraine
Length 199 km
Basin area 2,950 km²

The Oster River (Ukrainian: Остер) is a river in the northern Ukrainian oblast of Chernihiv. The river is the left branch of the Desna River. It is approximately 199 km long and its basin area is 2,950 km². It is connected by canals and streams with the Trubizh River, which flows southwest from Kiev into the Dnieper River. Important towns and villages on the river include: Nizhyn, Kozelets, Roslavl and Oster. Chernihiv Oblast (Чернігівська область, Chernihivs’ka oblast’ or Чернігівщина, Chernihivshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. ... Desna () is a river in Russia and Ukraine, left tributary of the Dnieper. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The River Thames in London River running into Harrietville Trout Farm A river is a large natural waterway. ... Chernihiv Oblast (Чернігівська область, Chernihivs’ka oblast’ or Чернігівщина, Chernihivshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. ... Desna (Десна́) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, left tributary of Dnepr. ... Trubizh (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ) is a river entirely located in Ukraine, a left tributary of Dnieper. ... Location Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted. ... The Dnieper River (also: Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro) is a river (2,290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. ... John the Apostle Church in Nizhyn. ... Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Cathedral in Kozelets Kozelets (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ) is a historic city located in the Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine. ... The coat of arms of Oster of the Russian Empire was confirmed on the 4th of June 1782 on the basis of an older coat of arms—in a vert field there was an argent town gate with three small towers. ...


 

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