Pella [1] ( Belorussian. Pela ; Polish. Ropka ; lit. Pelkis ) is a river in the Vileika district of the Minsk region of Belarus , the right tributary of the Viliya river. Length - 15.1 kilometers, width - up to 5 meters.
| Pella | |
|---|---|
| Belor. Sang | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 15.1 km |
| Pool | 56 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | swamp in the forest between dd. Galinovo and Osovets |
| • Height | 200.62 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Vilia |
| • Location | in the city of Vileyka |
| • Height | 144.87 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Vilia → Neman → Baltic Sea |
| A country |
|
| Region | Minsk Region |
| Area | Vileika district |
 - source  - mouth | |
Content
Name Origin
The name of the river is of Baltic origin, - lit. pelkis (pelke) means - peat, a puddle . On Polish maps (until 1939), the Pella River was referred to as Ropka [2] (swamp) .
Description
It starts in a swamp in the forest between dd. Galinovo and Osovets , northeast of the agro-town Kurenets . It flows into Vilya below the spillway of the Vileika reservoir on the southern outskirts of the city of Vileika . In the upper and middle reaches, the river is canalized; in the lower reaches, a natural slightly sinuous channel is preserved. The water level is regulated by a lock equipped near the village of Ivontsevichi . The river crosses the highway R29 Ushachi - Dokshitsy - Vileyka and the railway line Polotsk - Vileyka - Molodechno.
Links
- General characteristics of the river network of the Minsk region // Reference "Water bodies of the Republic of Belarus" . cricuwr.by . - Website of the Republican Unitary Enterprise "Central Research Institute for the Integrated Use of Water Resources" of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus. Date accessed September 24, 2018. Archived February 13, 2018.
- A river begins with a blue brook ...
Notes
- ↑ Map sheet N-35-54-4 .
- ↑ Polish tactical map for the western and central regions of Belarus, editions of 1924 - 1939. Scale 1: 100000 (in 1 cm. 1 km.). Military Institute of Geography in Warsaw.