Zherespeya is a river in Russia , flows through the territory of the Dukhovschinsky and Smolensky districts of the Smolensk region . Right tributary of the Caspley .
| Jerespey | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 81 km |
| Swimming pool | 576 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Village Basino Dukhovshchinsky area |
| • Height | 270 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Kaspla |
| • Location | 122 km on the left bank |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Casplia → Western Dvina → Baltic Sea |
| A country |
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| Region | Smolensk region |
| Areas | Dukhovschinsky district , Smolensky district |
The river is 81 km long, its catchment area is 576 km² [1] . The source is in the village of Basino on the western slope of the Dukhovshchina Upland. Direction of the current: south, then west. It flows into Kasplu near the village of Bor north of the village of Kaspla. A fish hatchery has been created near the mouth. Inflows: right: Bolet ; left: Pine and Lushchenko . The channel is meandering, swampy.
It is believed that the river was part of the river route "from the Varangians to the Greeks . "
On the right bank of Zherespey, 1 km north of the Kislaya village of the Smolensk region, there is a mound group (14 mounds) [2] , where a treasure was found with Arabic silver coins and a Danish semi- brekeate from Hedebyu island (c. 825) [3] [ 4] . 500 meters from Kisloi there is a settlement of the Dnieper-Dvina tribes of the 1st millennium BC. e.
Notes
- ↑ Zherespey . State Water Register . Date of treatment October 28, 2014.
- ↑ Decision of the Smolensk Regional Executive Committee of 06/11/1974 No. 358 / Appendix No. 1/1
- ↑ Way from the Varangians to the Greeks
- ↑ Schmidt E.A. Krivichi, Gnezdovo and Smolensk on the way from the Varangians to the Greeks , 2018