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Hnyla Lypa (Ukrainian: Гнила Липа, Polish: Gniła Lipa) is a river in Ukraine, a tributary of the Dniester river.[1]
| Hnyla Lypa | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Dniester |
• coordinates | 49°07′14″N 24°45′16″E / 49.12056°N 24.75444°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dniester→ Dniester Estuary→ Black Sea |
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The name literally means "rotten linden tree" both in Polish and Ukrainian. It runs parallel to the Zolota Lypa river.
The river is namesake to the Battle of Gnila Lipa on 29–30 August 1914, where the Imperial Russian Army defeated the Austro-Hungarian Army.
Settlements
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hnyla Lypa River". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
External links
edit- Hnyla Lypa at the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
- Kahalo, O. Hnyla Lypa. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine.