Dniester
river in Eastern Europe
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Summary
Dniester is a river[1]. Dniester ranks in the top 1% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,060 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Odesa Oblast[3], Vinnytsia Oblast[4], Khmelnytskyi Oblast[5], Lviv Oblast[6], Chernivtsi Oblast[7]
- Country: Ukraine[8], Moldova[9], Austria–Hungary[10], Austrian Empire[11], Soviet Union[12], Transnistria[13]
- Continent: Europe[14]
- Basin country: Ukraine[15]
- Commons category: Dniester[16]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Dniester Lyman[17]
- Said to be the same as: Tyras[18]
- Lake on watercourse: Dniester Reservoir[19]
- Has part(s): Bakota Bay[20]
- Origin of the watercourse: Ukrainian Carpathians[21], Vovche[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dniester[23]
- Tributary: Hnyla Lypa[24], Zolota Lypa[25], Seret[26], Zbruch[27], Smotrych River[28], Stryi River[29], Bâc[30], Răut[31], Bystrytsia River[32], Topilnytsia[33], 克列緬卡河 (德涅斯特河支流)[34], Oreb[35], Bystritsa[36], Svicha[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Dniester include Tiraspol[38], a municipality of Moldova[39], in Moldova[40], founded in 1792[41] and Bug-Dniester culture[42], an archaeological culture[43].
Why It Matters
Dniester has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Dniester is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Dniester include Tiraspol[38], a municipality of Moldova[39], in Moldova[40], founded in 1792[41] and Bug-Dniester culture[42], an archaeological culture[43].