Volkhov River
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The Volkhov River is a historically significant waterway in northwestern Russia that connects Lake Ilmen to Lake Ladoga and has long served as an important trade and transport route.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Novgorod Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Novgorod Republic trade network
Volga trade route ⓘ
surface form:
Varangian trade routes
|
| basinCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| connectedCity |
Novaya Ladoga
ⓘ
Novgorod ⓘ
surface form:
Veliky Novgorod
Volkhov ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| crosses |
Novgorod
ⓘ
surface form:
Veliky Novgorod
|
| drainageBasin | Lake Ilmen basin ⓘ |
| drains | Lake Ilmen basin into Lake Ladoga ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
regional transport corridor
ⓘ
supports local fisheries ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northward ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Lake Ilmen ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Lake Ladoga ⓘ |
| freezesInWinter | yes ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | Volkhov Hydroelectric Station ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Kerest River
ⓘ
Msta River ⓘ Pchyovzha River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigoda River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRole | linked Novgorod to Baltic and Byzantine trade networks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important trade route in medieval Rus'
ⓘ
part of trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | Neva River basin ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| length |
224 km
ⓘ
approximately 139 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Northwest Russia ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Russia
|
| mouthLocation | Lake Ladoga ⓘ |
| nameInRussian |
Volkhov
ⓘ
surface form:
Волхов
|
| navigable | yes ⓘ |
| nearbyHistoricalCenter | Novgorod Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltic Sea drainage basin
ⓘ
waterway system connecting interior Russia to the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| region |
Leningrad Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Novgorod Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Lake Ilmen ⓘ |
| tributaryOf |
Lake Ladoga
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Ladoga basin
|
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| watercourseType | lowland river ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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