Pripyat River, Major waterway in Eastern Europe
The Pripyat River extends 761 kilometers through Ukraine and Belarus, featuring extensive marshlands and connecting to the Dnieper River at the Kyiv Reservoir.
The river's name appears in early East Slavic documents including the Primary Chronicle, indicating its function as a central transportation route since medieval times.
Local communities along the riverbanks maintain fishing traditions and incorporate river-related elements into regional celebrations, music, and seasonal festivities.
Navigation remains active up to Pinsk in Belarus, where the waterway connects to the Dnieper-Bug Canal system for commercial transportation purposes.
The river flows through the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, creating a natural laboratory for studying ecosystem recovery following the 1986 nuclear incident.
Location: Kyiv Oblast
Location: Gomel Region
Location: Brest Region
GPS coordinates: 51.33329,23.79048
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:25
These locations feature abandoned cities, industrial sites and historic places. Empty buildings, decaying streets and left-behind objects tell stories of former residents and their lives. The sites were abandoned for various reasons: industrial decline, natural disasters, military conflicts or economic changes led to their desertion. Today the buildings stand quiet while nature reclaims the grounds.
Bolko oak
10.7 km
Svitiaz Monastery
17.7 km
Zhorany Lakes Reserve
13.4 km
Church of the Dormition in Uhrusk
11.8 km
Museum of the Former Extermination Camp in Sobibor
18.4 km
GPK in Dorohusk
16.9 km
Saints Peter and Paul church in Świerże
12.8 km
Saint Stanislaus Kostka church in Kosyń
16 km
Church of Saint Demetrius (Zhorany)
13.3 km
Мошне
16.9 km
Nativity of the Theotokos Church, Shatsk
19.7 km
Saint John of Nepomuk church in Dorohusk
19.1 km
Church of the Holy Trinity, Holovne
20.2 km
Saint Nicholas Church, Pulmo
19.8 km
Source Popova well, Holovne
20 km
Saint Matthew Polish Catholic church in Ruda-Huta
18.8 km
Source Chaika, Holovne
19 km
Pamyat Dulibiv nature monument
10.5 km
Kokorovets Nature Monument
12 km
Zespół dworski
12.8 km
Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela w Uhrusku
12.1 km
Церква Різдва Богородиці Шацьк
19.7 km
Suchodolski palace in Dorohusk
18.7 km
Park in Uhrusk
12.8 km
Saint John of Nepomuk wayside shrine in Uhrusk
12.6 km
Zespół kościoła ewangelicko-augsburskiego, ob. polsko-kat. św. Mateusza w Rudzie-Hucie
18.8 km
Pałac Suchodolskich
18.7 km
Brama z 2 furtkami
12.8 kmReviews
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