Zbruch
| Zbruch | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Shchasnivka, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast |
| • coordinates | 49°43′42″N 26°09′57″E / 49.7283°N 26.1658°E |
| Mouth | Dniester |
• coordinates | 48°32′21″N 26°26′34″E / 48.5391°N 26.4427°E |
| Length | 244 km (152 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,395 km2 (1,311 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dniester→ Dniester Estuary→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bovvanets, Hrabarka |
| • right | Hnyla |
The Zbruch (Ukrainian: Збруч; Polish: Zbrucz) is a river in Western Ukraine, a left tributary of the Dniester. Zbruch is the namesake of the Zbruch idol, a sculpture of a Slavic deity (9th century) in the form of a column with a head with four faces, discovered in 1848 by the river.