Zhrak is a river in the Ryazan region in the Mikhailovsky and Zakharovsky districts , a tributary of the Prony River. The length of the river is 33 km. The catchment area is 448 km² [2] .
| Zhraka | |
|---|---|
 Zhraka under an abandoned bridge | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 33 km |
| Pool | 448 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Ostroukhovo , Zakharovsky district , Ryazan region |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Pronya |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Pronya → Oka → Volga → Caspian Sea |
| A country |
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| Region | Ryazan Oblast |
| Areas | Mikhailovsky District , Zakharovsky District |
| HWR code | |
 - source  - mouth | |
The river originates at the village of Ostroukhovo ( Zakharovsky district , Ryazan region ) and flows into Pronya in the vicinity of the village of Lubyanka .
Winding, Zhraka crosses the P132 Kaluga - Tula -Mikhailov- Ryazan highway several times.
Etymology
The name of the river "Zhraka" and its variants known by historical documents, "Zhora" and "Zheravka" are based on an outdated hydronymic meaning: "devour" sources. The Word about Igor’s regiment says “the Stugna river: I’m having a thin stream, devouring alien streams”. The archaization of this meaning of the verb “eat” has led to the appearance of a large number of toponymic legends around the name that are not related to real etymology [3] .
According to one legend, the Batu army crossed the river in the area of the modern Mikhailovsky district . Crossing the river was not easy - the river was very turbulent, deep, with strong breakers and whirlpools . The army nevertheless crossed the river, but many Mongol warriors died, including the son of Batu. Batu was very angry at this river, grieving, and then said: “ This damned river devoured my son. So let her name now be: "Zhraka"! ". [four]
Historic Settlements on the Shore
The formation of the most ancient city of the Ryazan principality - Mikhailov , which defended the southern borders of Russia, is connected with the history of the Zhraki river. It was built in 1137 by Prince Rurik Rostislavovich . The traces of the three fortifications built at that time have survived to this day. One is located on the steep bank of the Zhraki River, near the village of Poyarkovo , the other - at the confluence of the Lubyanka River into the Zhraka River, the third - on the banks of the Prony River. The city of Mikhailov has come a long way from a reliable city - a fortress to a quiet county town .
Settlements from source to mouth
- Ostroukhovo
- Funnel
- Gorodetsky Vyselki
- Forks
- Poyarkovo
- Havertovo
Tributaries (km from the mouth)
- 0.3 km: Lubyanka
- 4.6 km: Lukyanovka
- 8.5 km: Yaropol
- 11 km: Buttercup
- 16 km: Zhraka creek
- 24 km: a river without a name, at s. Novopanskoe
Notes
- ↑ Surface Water Resources of the USSR: Hydrological Understanding. T. 10. Upper Volga region / ed. V.P. Shaban. - L .: Gidrometeoizdat, 1966 .-- 528 p.
- ↑ State Water Register . Zhraka . textual.ru . Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia (March 29, 2009). Date of treatment December 20, 2018. Archived March 29, 2009.
- ↑ Chumakova Yu. P. On the Origin of Some Toponymic Legends of the Ryazan Territory. // Ethnographic Bulletin. - Ryazan, 1996. - From 87-91
- ↑ “Several Legends about the names of stations and rivers of the Paveletsky direction” (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment December 17, 2010. Archived October 15, 2013.